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Quote of the day: David Ignatius comments on what a good spy looks like

A quick glimpse of David Ignatius's new novel.

By , a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy.
Columnist and author David Ignatius of the Washington Post speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press" at the NBC studios May 28, 2006, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press)
Columnist and author David Ignatius of the Washington Post speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press" at the NBC studios May 28, 2006, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press)
Columnist and author David Ignatius of the Washington Post speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press" at the NBC studios May 28, 2006, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press)

 

 

“He had the gift of a good case officer, which was that he looked harmless.” — David Ignatius, in the beginning of his new novel, The Quantum Spy.

Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1

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