By The Age Of 9 Or 10,

I've Never Been Able To Write A Book Without One Very Strong Character In My Rucksack.

No Problem Exists In Isolation, One Must First Reduce It To Its Basic Components, Then Tackle Each Component In Turn.

I Have A Theory Which I Suspect Is Rather Immoral,' Smiley Went On, More Lightly. 'each Of Us Has Only A Quantum Of Compassion. That If We Lavish Our Concern On Every Stray Cat, We Never Get To The Centre Of Things.

All Power Corrupts But Some Must Govern.

The Trouble Is, When Professional Spies Go Out Of Their Way To Make A Definitive Statement About One Of Their Own, The Public Tends To Believe The Opposite: Which Puts Us All Back Where We Started.