Author: Len Deighton

Cites

• N Stone (1)
  • IN: XPD (1981) Fiction, Historical, British
    EPIGRAPH: The Second World War produced, in the end, one victor, the United States, one hero, Great Britain, one villain, Germany…
    FROM: Hitler, (1980), NULL, US
• William Shakespeare (1)
  • IN: The Ipcress File (1962) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: And now I will unclasp a secret book, And to your quick-conceiving discontents, I’ll read you matter deep and dangerous.
    FROM: Henry IV, (1623), Play, UK
• Gilbert White (1)
  • IN: The Ipcress File (1962) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Though it must be said that every species of birds has a manner peculiar to itself, yet there is somewhat in most genera at least that at first sight discriminates them, and enables a judicious observer to pronounce upon them with some certainty.
    FROM: NULL, (1778), NULL, UK
• William Cowper (1)
  • IN: Spy Story (1974) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
    FROM: The Task, (1785), Book, UK
• NULL (1)
  • IN: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy (1976) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
    FROM: Epitaph on grave of unknown astronomer, (None), Inscription, NULL
• Callingham (1)
  • IN: Horse Under Water (1963) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Perhaps the worst plight of a vessel is to be caught in a gale on a lee shore. In this connection the following … rules should be observed: 1.Never allow your vessel to be found in such a predicament …
    FROM: Seamanship: Jottings for the Young Sailor, (1939), Book, NULL
• Walter Scott (1)
  • IN: Horse Under Water (1963) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as ’twas told to me.
    FROM: The Lay of the Last Minstrel, (1805), Poem, UK