Len Deighton

Quotes

• “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?””

• “...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”

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

• “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.”

Books by Len Deighton in order

Books by Len Deighton in the order they were published, from Ipcress File (1962) to Faith (1994).

1. 1Ipcress FileIpcress File1962
2. 2Horse Under WaterHorse Under Water1963
3. 3Funeral in BerlinFuneral in Berlin1964
4. 4Billion-Dollar BrainBillion-Dollar Brain1966
5. 5An Expensive Place to DieAn Expensive Place to Die1967
6. 6BomberBomber1970
7. 7Catch a Falling SpyCatch a Falling Spy1976
8. 8FighterFighter1977
9. 9Ss-gbSs-gb1978
10. 10BlitzkriegBlitzkrieg1979
11. 11Battle of BritainBattle of Britain1980
12. 12MAMistaMAMista1980
13. 13XPDXPD1981
14. 14Goodbye, Mickey MouseGoodbye, Mickey Mouse1982
15. 15Berlin GameBerlin Game1983
16. 16Mexico SetMexico Set1984
17. 17London MatchLondon Match1985
18. 18WinterWinter1987
19. 19Spy HookSpy Hook1988
20. 20Spy LineSpy Line1989
21. 21Spy SinkerSpy Sinker1990
22. 22Blood, Tears, and FollyBlood, Tears, and Folly1993
23. 23Violent WardViolent Ward1993
24. 24FaithFaith1994