And then one day when you're playing your little game you'll suddenly find yourself pinned down like a butterfly.

Englishmen are so odd. They are like a nest of Chinese boxes. It takes a very long time to get to the centre of them. When one gets there the result is unrewarding, but the process is instructive and entertaining.

Never say 'no' to adventures.

He was a secret agent, and still alive thanks to his exact attention to the detail of his profession.

Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket.

I am a poet in deeds--not often in words.

I'm getting very sorry for the Devil and his disciples such as the good Le Chiffre. The devil has a rotten time and I always like to be on the side of the underdog. We don't give the poor chap a chance...the Devil had no prophets to write his Ten Commandments and no team of authors to write his biography.