Literature is made upon any occasion that a challenge is put to the legal apparatus by conscience in touch with humanity.
Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that he'd seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage; there's no betrayal of trust.
There is nothing more important in my life than being a father. I will never allow any of my career choices or aspirations to threaten this bond.

