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“Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes’, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.”
Ian Fleming kniha Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
Zdroj: Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (1964), Ch. 2
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“I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”
Ian Fleming kniha You Only Live Twice
Zdroj: You Only Live Twice (1964), Ch. 21 : Orbit. Fleming is quoting Jack London directly.
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
Ian Fleming kniha Goldfinger
Varianta: Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: 'Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action'.
Zdroj: Auric Goldfinger, Ch. 14 : Things That Go Thump In The Night
“You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face.”
Ian Fleming kniha You Only Live Twice
Zdroj: You Only Live Twice (1964), Ch. 11 : Anatomy Class
Ian Fleming kniha Casino Royale
Zdroj: Casino Royale (1953), Ch. 7 : Rouge et Noir
Kontext: Bond insisted ordering Leiter's Haig-and-Haig "on the rocks" and then he looked carefully at the barman. "A Dry Martini", he said. "One. In a deep champagne goblet." "Oui, monsieur." "Just a moment. Three measures of Gordons, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?" "Certainly, monsieur." The barman seemed pleased with the idea.
“It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst.”
Ian Fleming kniha Thunderball
Zdroj: Thunderball
Ian Fleming kniha The Spy Who Loved Me
Zdroj: The Spy Who Loved Me
“Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment.”
Ian Fleming kniha Casino Royale
Zdroj: Casino Royale
“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.”
Ian Fleming kniha Casino Royale
Opening line, Ch. 1 : The Secret Agent
Casino Royale (1953)
Kontext: The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul erosion produced by high gambling — a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension — becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it.
“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
Ian Fleming kniha Casino Royale
Zdroj: Casino Royale (1953), Ch. 20 : The Nature Of Evil
Kontext: "Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles."
He laughed. "But don't let me down and become human yourself. We would lose a wonderful machine."
“Never say 'no' to adventures.”
Ian Fleming kniha Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
Zdroj: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Ian Fleming kniha Casino Royale
Zdroj: Casino Royale
Ian Fleming kniha Casino Royale
Zdroj: Casino Royale
“It was the short men that caused all the trouble in the world.”
Ian Fleming kniha Goldfinger
Zdroj: Goldfinger
Ian Fleming kniha On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Zdroj: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
“Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket.”
Ian Fleming kniha Casino Royale
Zdroj: Casino Royale
“Loneliness becomes a lover, solitude a darling sin.”
Ian Fleming kniha The Spy Who Loved Me
Zdroj: The Spy Who Loved Me
“History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.”
Ian Fleming kniha Casino Royale
Varianta: History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.
Zdroj: Casino Royale
“Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other.”
Ian Fleming kniha Diamonds Are Forever
Zdroj: Diamonds Are Forever
“Hope makes a good breakfast. Eat plenty of it.”
Ian Fleming kniha From Russia, with Love
Zdroj: From Russia With Love
“Love of life is born of the awareness of death, of the dread of it.”
Ian Fleming kniha The Spy Who Loved Me
Zdroj: The Spy Who Loved Me
“The gain to the winner is always less than the loss to the loser.”
Ian Fleming kniha Live and Let Die
Zdroj: Live and Let Die
Ian Fleming kniha Diamonds Are Forever
Zdroj: Diamonds Are Forever
Ian Fleming kniha Casino Royale
Zdroj: Casino Royale (1953), Ch. 20 : The Nature Of Evil
