But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's the writer or the spy. (John le Carré)

But I think the real tension lies in the relationship between what you might call the pursuer and his quarry, whether it's the writer or the spy.

John le Carré

Related topics

call might real tension lies

Related quotes

I am a sensitive writer, actor and director. Talking business disgusts me. If you want to talk business, call my disgusting personal manager. View quote
Sylvester Stallone
When I talk about love I'm thinking of unselfish love. Sex can be bought and sold just like anything else. But I think real love is about giving and not expecting anything in return. View quote
Bono
When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer. View quote
Isaac Bashevis Singer
One might call habit a moral friction: something that prevents the mind from gliding over things but connects it with them and makes it hard for it to free itself from them. View quote
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird. View quote
Paul McCartney