
Worry is a dividend paid to disaster before it is due.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

A scar had been beaten into his mind which would only heal by experience.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

Loneliness becomes a lover, solitude a darling sin.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

In angry protest the red telephone splintered the silence.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

It was the short men that caused all the trouble in the world.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times, it's enemy action.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

His headache was still sitting over his right eye as if it had been nailed there.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

It's just that I'd rather die of drink than of thirst.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

And people with obsessions, reflected Bond, were blind to danger.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

A gentleman's choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

Hope makes a good breakfast. Eat plenty of it.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

Never say 'no' to adventures. Always say 'yes', otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle.
Quoted by Ian Fleming

At gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck.
Quoted by Ian Fleming