Quotes about Espionage

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I think it's kinda nice.' And I did. my mom isn't famous for her pies. No, she's famous for defusing a nuclear device in — Ally Carter, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are, beyond any question, — Ellen Brazer, Clouds Across the Sun
Do you think they’ll ever be a place for us? I mean, do you think there’s a place for someone who lives under the radar, — Robin M. King, Memory of Monet
I think all artists struggle to represent the geometryof life in their own way, just like writers deal witharchetypes. T — Henry Mosquera, Sleeper's Run
Their conversation ceased abruptly with the entry of an oddly-shaped man whose body resembled a certain vegetable. He wa — Jeff Phillips, Turban Tan
There's no way out," he announced with satisfaction, "and no amount of wishful dreaming will produce one. The demon won' — John le Carré, The Russia House
This is a war," Lemas replied. "It's graphic and unpleasant because it's fought on a tiny scale, at close range; fought — John le Carré, The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Nothing can stop an enemy from picking wireless messages out of the free air - and nothing did. — Barbara Tuchman
[Blinker] Hall, operating on the quaint theory that the Navy might be needed for battle and that whatever increased the — Barbara Tuchman
Spy' is such a short ugly word. I prefer 'espionage.' Those extra three syllables really say something. — Howard Tayler, Emperor Pius Dei
It is amazing what a woman can do if only she ignores what men tell her she can't. — Carol K. Carr, India Black
You don't fight America…You get America’s Democratic and Republican parties to fight each other... and destroy each othe — James Morris Robinson, Accelerant - The Sixth Extinction
It is often very useful for others to think you less intelligent than you are," Benedict said, his tone amused. "It work — Jim Butcher, The Aeronaut's Windlass
In the intelligence community, a rumor was almost as good as a confirmation. — Kenneth Eade, Political Thriller: Unwanted, an American Assassin Story: an assassination, vigilante justice and terrorism thriller
The CIA’s offices in London were no secret to the MI6. In fact, the two agencies were practically kissing cousins. — Kenneth Eade, Political Thriller: Unwanted, an American Assassin Story: an assassination, vigilante justice and terrorism thriller
This formidable officine dates from Peter the Great, who formed it in 1697...its historic origins must, however, be look — Maurice Paléologue
If you agree to work for us, half the time you won't know the purpose of your duties . . . and when we do explain, we mi — James Alan Gardner, Trapped
These programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. T — Edward Snowden
You do not win a war by dying for your country. You win a war by making sure that some poor bastard dies for his. — Mal Peet, Tamar
Democrats and Republicans were essentially the same party with different faces and that was why, no matter how many prom — James Morcan, The Ninth Orphan