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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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[Lacon has arrived late for a conference]
Oliver Lacon: I'm sorry. Traffic. I should've walked.
Bill Haydon: I think you and Percy between you are contriving to keep me off the streets.
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Roy Bland: As a good socialist, I'm going where the money is. As a good capitalist, I'm sticking with the revolution because if you can't beat it, spy on it.
