In itself, the practice of deception is not particularly exacting; it is a matter of experience, of professional expertise, it is a facility most of us can acquire.

It's the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?

During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity.

A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.

The only reward for love is the experience of loving.

Let's all pretend to be someone else, and then perhaps we'll find out who we are.

I think the greatest single enemy is the misuse of information, the perversion of truth in the hands of terribly skillful people.

The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story.

I used to think it was clever to confuse comedy with tragedy. Now I wish I could distinguish them.

Blackmail is more effective than bribery.

A spy, like a writer, lives outside the mainstream population. He steals his experience through bribes and reconstructs it.

Eragon looked back at him, confused. "I don't understand.""Of course you don't, " said Brom impatiently. "That's why I'm teaching you and not the other way around.

I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend.

An intelligently planned feast is like a summing up of the whole world, where each part is represented by its envoys.

I decided to go to Latin America because many of my students in Washington emigrated from this region and inspired me to learn more about their home countries.

If you truly want to become a better you, it is imperative that you learn to feel good about yourself.

Every one soon or late comes round by Rome.

I'm an actor, a husband, a father of two, and a full-time Avenger.

Donald Trump is so universally despised, because he so often says the wrong thing and has absolutely no moral code outside of just wanting to be powerful and influential.

Instead of of being so metaphorical with the rhyme, I was encouraged to go straight at it and hit it dead on and not waste time trying to cover things.