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Charles Cumming (born 5 April 1971) is a British writer of spy fiction.

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I find a difference in British spy fiction and American spy fiction. In the American version, it's more militaristic, partly because the CIA has more of the military makeup. Whereas MI6 is more of a cerebral, intelligence-based, relationship-based service, i. e. , all they do is recruit people to get information out of them.

American, British, Differences, Makeup, Military, Recruit

As we get older, life becomes very complicated in terms of concessions we have to make.

Becomes, Complicated, Concessions, Life, Make, Term

The first thing you should know about people is that you don’t know the first thing about them.

Firsts, Know, People, Should, Thing

I'm not good with bullies and zealots.

Bullies, Bully, Good, Zealot, Zealots

Worrying about how you'll be remembered is pointless. Better to try to live your life in such a way that people will respect you while you're still alive.

Live Your Life, People, Pointless, Worry, Worrying

St. John of the Cross points out that the divine music can best be heard in solitude and silence. The sonorous music is not a physical sound that vibrates the eardrum but something transcending the senses. Physical solitude and silence remove the distracting noises that prevent us from hearing on deeper levels.

Cross, Divine, Music, Silence, Solitude

I'm fascinated by the journey that an intelligent and an ambitious woman makes in the professional world in contrast to the journey that a man of similar ambition, of similar intelligence makes. What sort of concessions does a woman have to make? Does she have to work 20 percent harder than a man?

Ambition, Fascinated, Intelligent, Journey, Professional, Similar

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Michael Ramsey

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Lolo Jones

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Tom Araya

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L. Wolfe Gilbert

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Akira Toriyama

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Harold Lasswell

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Bruce Willis

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Irene Nemirovsky

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Joyce Carol Oates