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Sometimes she thought Alec was right — you believed in things because you needed to; what you believed in had no value of its own, no function. What … - John le Carré
" "Sometimes she thought Alec was right — you believed in things because you needed to; what you believed in had no value of its own, no function. What did he say: “A dog scratches where it itches. Different dogs itch in different places.
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About John le Carré
John le Carré is the pen-name of David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 1931 – 12 December 2020), who was a British writer of spy novels and a former spy himself.
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John le Carre
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