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Quotes from The Mission Song — John le Carré

1931–2020 England

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The middle gear of any man is self-discipline.

The Mission Song (2006)

Luck's just another word for destiny...either you make your own or you're screwed.

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Never trade a secret, you'll always get the short end of the bargain.

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Why is it that so many men of small stature have more courage than men of size?

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A good man knows when to sacrifice himself, Brother Michael liked to say. A bad man survives but loses his soul.

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No problem exists in isolation, one must first reduce it to its basic components, then tackle each component in turn.

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If you're in a hole, don't dig, they say.

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The friends of my friends are my friends.

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Peace, gentlemen, it is well known, does not come of its own accord, and neither does freedom. Peace has enemies. Peace must be won by the sword.

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Nothing in life... even a few broken bones, is without its reward.

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Savages...are by nature rash. They have no middle gear. The middle gear of any man is self-discipline.

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When you assimilate, you choose.

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We were both hybrids: I by birth, he by education. We had both taken too many steps away from the country that had borne us to belong anywhere with ease.

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Elections are a Western jerk-off.

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Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John le Carré (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.