7 Quotes & Sayings By Len Deighton

Len Deighton was born in London in 1918, the son of a tailor. He studied law at Lincoln's Inn and became a barrister. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of Squadron Leader. After the war he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn Read more

His first novel, Ice Cold in Aspic, was published in 1952. Since then he has written eighteen acclaimed novels, including The Ipcress File, Funeral in Berlin and Billion-Dollar Brain. He has also written three non-fiction works about espionage, including his autobiography John Buchan: The Authorised Biography.

Why do these people love you, Archer? Is it simply...
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Why do these people love you, Archer? Is it simply because you show little or no response to their affection? Len Deighton
When they ask me to become president of the United...
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When they ask me to become president of the United States I'm going to say, "Except for Washington D.C. Len Deighton
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What Douglas had once seen as the attractive over-confidence of youth, now looked more like unyielding selfishness. Len Deighton
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Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities. Len Deighton
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Perhaps hell is like that; a discordant confusion of anxious souls. Some argued, some slept, some shouted, some wept, some wrote, some sketched and many conspired about their coming interrogation. But mostly they did no more than stare into space, eyes unfocused as they tried to see tomorrow. Len Deighton
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I think Jay is in import and export business as his cards say, but he finally found that the second most valuable commodity today is information."" And?"" The most valuable?"" People with information, " I suggested. Len Deighton