Len Deighton Quotes

• In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well.

  Len Deighton

  Funny, Air, Lenses

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• Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer.

  Len Deighton

  Book, Writing, Second Chance

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• The factory workers say that it's impossible to do anything right. If you arrive five minutes early you are a saboteur; if you arrive five minutes late you are betraying socialism; if you arrive on time they say, Where did you get the watch?

  Len Deighton

  Watches, Saboteurs, Impossible

  Len Deighton (1964). “Funeral In Berlin”

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• Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Well socialism is exactly the reverse.

  Len Deighton

  Philosophy, Men, Political

  Len Deighton (1964). “Funeral in Berlin”, HarperCollins UK

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• Progress is man's indifference to the lessons of history.

  Len Deighton

  Men, Progress, Lessons

  LEN DEIGHTON (1967). “AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE”

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• Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book. A more interesting answer might come from asking them why they wrote their second one.

  Len Deighton

  Book, Interesting, Lenses

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• When old men decided to barter young men for pride and profit, the transaction was called war.

  Len Deighton

  War, Pride, Men

  "Eleven Declarations of War". Book by Len Deighton, 1971.

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• The tragedy of marriage is that while all women marry thinking that their man will change, all men marry believing their wife will never change.

  Len Deighton

  Marriage, Believe, Divorce

  Len Deighton (2010). “London Match”, p.15, HarperCollins UK

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• I store away my experiences and don't feel really happy until I've found a way to write about them.

  Len Deighton

  Writing, Lenses, Way

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Do you ever make silly mistakes? It is one of my very few creative activities.

  Len Deighton

  Mistake, Silly, Creative

  LEN DEIGHTON (1967). “AN EXPENSIVE PLACE TO DIE”

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• Whatever path you take, there is a league of bad road.

  Len Deighton

  League, Path

  Len Deighton (2010). “Mexico Set”, p.45, HarperCollins UK

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• I think the reason working-class people don't write books is because they are encouraged to believe that only certain people are permitted to write books.

  Len Deighton

  Believe, Book, Writing

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