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"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."
"I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments."
"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."
"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue."
"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"
"I find that most people know what a story is until they sit down to write one."
"I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I'm an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after."
Explore more quotes by Len Deighton
"In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well."
"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."
"Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer."
"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."
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