Len Deighton Quotes

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

Len Deighton

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

Len Deighton

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

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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?"

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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.

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"... But love is like the measles; the later in life it affects you, the more severe the consequences"
"Is there anything you can take for it?"
"Only wedding vows"

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This is Soho, where anything goes, just make sure it's not your wallet.

Len Deighton

Len Deighton

Len Deighton

Born: February 18, 1929

Died: March 15, 2026 (aged 97)

Bio: Leonard Cyril Deighton, known as Len Deighton, was a British writer of novels, military history, screenplays and cookery writing, and is also a graphic artist.

Known for:

Berlin Game (1983)
Mexico Set (1984)
The IPCRESS File (1962)
SS-GB (1978)
Spy Hook (1988)

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