Ian Fleming Quotes

Luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared Bond saw luck as a woman, to be softly wooed or brutally ravaged, never pandered to or pursued. But he was honest enough to admit that he had never yet been made to suffer by cards or by women. One day, and he accepted the fact he would be brought to his knees by love or by luck.

Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.

The naked man who lay splayed out on his face beside the swimming pool might have been dead.

Outside the bus the smell of sulphur hit Bond with sickening force. It was a horrible smell, from somewhere down in the stomach of the world.

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.

You are about to awake when you dream that you are dreaming.