Everyone has the revolver of resignation in his pocket.

A woman can put up with almost anything; anything but indifference.

All the greatest men are maniacs. They are possessed by a mania which drives them forward towards thier goal. The great scientists, the philosophers, the religious leaders - all maniacs. What else but a blind singlenee of purpose could have given focus to thier genius, would have kept them in the groove of purpose. Mania... is as priceless as genius.

And people with obsessions, reflected Bond, were blind to danger.

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

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.

Today we are fighting Communism. Okay. If I'd been alive fifty years ago, the brand of Conservatism we have today would have been damn near called Communism and we should have been told to go and fight that. History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.