She explained to me later that she must have been possessed by a subconscious desire to be raped. Well she found me in the mountains and she was raped - by me.

The World Is Not Enough

...Goldfinger could not have known that high tension was Bond's natural way of life and that pressure and danger relaxed him.

It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst.

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

Unfortunately most ways of making big money take a long time. By the time one has made the money one is too old to enjoy it.

Writing about 2,000 words in three hours every morning, 'Casino Royale' dutifully produced itself. I wrote nothing and made no corrections until the book was finished. If I had looked back at what I had written the day before I might have despaired.