Today is the birthday of David John Moore Cornwell (born 19 October 1931), author of espionage novels. He is best known by his pen name, John le Carré.
"The only reward for love is the experience of loving."
- John le Carré
"A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world."
- John le Carré
"History keeps her secrets longer than most of us. But she has one secret that I will reveal to you tonight in the greatest confidence. Sometimes there are no winners at all. And sometimes nobody needs to lose."
- John le Carré
"No problem exists in isolation, one must first reduce it to its basic components, then tackle each component in turn."
- John le Carré
"Sometimes we do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions not answers."
- John le Carré
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Vindolanda volunteer finds disc brooch intact with pin
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A volunteer at this season’s excavation of the Roman auxiliary fort of
Vindolanda just south of Hadrian’s Wall uncovered a brightly-colored disc
brooch wit...
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