I'm Really A Library Man, Or Second-hand

Power Expands Through The Distribution Of Secrecy.

I Had Two Experiences Of Criminality: One Was My Conman Father, The Other Was Teaching At Eton

[my Novels] Introduce Levels Of Intelligence ... Moral Doubt [and] Self-doubt, Which May Not Pertain [to Real-world Espionage].

Love Is Whatever You Can Still Betray. Betrayal Can Only Happen If You Love.

A Good Writer Is An Expert On Nothing Except Himself. And On That Subject, If He Is Wise, He Holds His Tongue.