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Mariano 2022-02-22 08:02:24
If fate bites you restlessly, please hold its throat quietly
George Smiley, with slightly gray hair, is a retired agent. His daily pastime is to go to the bookstore. He always encounters bad luck. When it rains, he is splashed with water. When he meets his former colleague, he is dragged to accompany him in a chat. There is nothing to vent. He can only curse...
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Mallory 2022-02-22 08:02:24
Intelligence personnel are the only ones who can accurately reflect national characteristics
Bill concluded by saying that intelligence personnel are the only ones who can accurately reflect national characteristics. This sentence sums up the whole drama, Britain under the Cold War, and Britain that lost its status as the sun never set. George finally asked the sentence why. Bill ridiculed...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy quotes
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George Smiley: You heard something about his
[Peter's]
George Smiley: murderous assignment in French North Africa, I suppose?
Mendel: Something. Whispers...
George Smiley: Peter was overmatched and he lost. His agents were hanged. No one recovers entirely from that sort of thing. That is, I wouldn't trust a man who did.
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George Smiley: Ever bought a fake picture, Toby?
Toby Esterhase: I sold a couple once.
George Smiley: The more you pay for it, the less inclined you are to doubt its authenticity.
