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#1

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

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#2

“Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: 'Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action'.”
― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger

tags: james-bond

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#3

“I am a poet in deeds--not often in words.”
― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger

tags: deeds, poet, words

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#4

“Smoking I find the most ridiculous of all the varieties of human behavior and practically the only one that is entirely against nature. Can you imagine a cow or any animal taking a mouthful of smoldering straw then breathing in the smoke and blowing it out through its nostrils?”
― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger

tags: smoking

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#5

“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success”
― Ian Fleming

tags: perspective

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#6

“A woman can put up with almost anything; anything but indifference.”
― Ian Fleming

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#7

“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action”
― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger

tags: 007, goldfinger, james-bond

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#8

“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.”
― Ian Fleming, Casino Royale

tags: evolution, good-and-evil, patriotism

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#9

“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
― Ian Fleming, Casino Royale

tags: james-bond, principles

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#10

“It was the short men that caused all the trouble in the world.”
― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger

tags: humor, men, short, trouble

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#11

“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.”
― Ian Fleming, Doctor No

tags: dr-no, james-bond, mania

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#12

“Mine’s Bond – James Bond.”
― Ian Fleming, Casino Royale

tags: 007, james-bond

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#13

“A dry martini,' he said. 'One. In a deep champagne goblet.' ...
Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel. Got it?”
― Ian Fleming, Casino Royale

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#14

“Bond reflected that good Americans were fine people and that most of them seemed to come from Texas.”
― Ian Fleming, Casino Royale

tags: international-relations

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#15

“She had that look again—taut jaw, pursed lips and angry eyes—the look her face assumed when her borderline personality had crossed the border.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: adult, adventure, drama, exciting, fiction, literary-fiction, romantic-literary-fiction, suspense

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#16

“It was muddy from all the rain. A few gray wooden houses on both sides and one old, tired store lined the road. Two dark mangy stray dogs, shivering in the damp cold, wandered the street and a few crows sat in the dead trees, waiting for who knew what.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, asian, dark, fiction, intelligent, intense, law-practice, romance, violence

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#17

“All of these things, however, were but like methadone to a heroin addict. They only masked the withdrawal pains without satisfying the addiction. So even as they tried truly to break up many times, they always found their way back to each other.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, asian-american-literature, asian-literature, japan, law-practice, legal-thriller, russian-literature, technology, thriller, thrilling

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#18

“I’m sorry not to have been more communicative. Yes, it was work in Russia.” Just not ‘legal’ work, he thought with chagrin.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, dark, fiction, intelligent, intense, japan, law-practice, romance, technology, thriller

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#19

“He sped up. The right mirror was the first to go, then the left, followed by angry honking from the cars his mirrors hit as he threaded the needle between the narrow lanes.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, adventure, drama, excitement, exciting, fiction, full-on, intrigue, thrilling

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#20

“And when I first did judo with them, they were much stronger and always dragged me off the mats and threw me down on the surrounding concrete floor or on the wooden veranda outside. I got so scared that I would actually shake before each practice. But I just kept going back until I became so mean no one wanted to practice with me.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: adult, adventure, drama, exciting, fiction, legal-thriller, literary-fiction, romantic-literary-fiction, suspense

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#21

“It’s far more reliable than solar or wind power, which depend on mother nature, who is notoriously fickle; sometimes the sun don’t shine and the wind don’t blow.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: adult, adventure, drama, exciting, fiction, legal-thriller, literary-fiction, romantic-literary-fiction, suspense

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#22

“The attendant pointed out that the bones were in very good shape and so many of them had survived cremation because the deceased was relatively young and healthy. Torn almost rolled his eyes. We could do without the biology lesson.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, asian, dark, fiction, intelligent, intenser, romance, violence

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#23

“Kumakura’s use of the word sensei, reserved for professionals, including doctors and lawyers, but which Japanese doctors tried to reserve to themselves, was tacit acknowledgment that Kumakura knew the hierarchy had changed.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, adventure, asian-literature, drama, excitement, exciting, fiction, intrigue, thrilling

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#24

“Torn was betwixt and between, but eventually realized the arrangement suited him quite well. He had the security of his long-term relationship with Yukie and the romance with Mayumi. Unfortunately, it took two women for him to get what he wanted from one.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, asian, dark, fiction, intelligent, intense, law-practice, romance, technology, violence

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#25

“We’re at the crematorium having lunch,”—which struck Torn as a darkly funny thing to say—“but I’m glad you called.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: asian-american-literature, fast-paced, full-on, gripping, russian-literature

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#26

“Too late. Torn’s rear tire hit the perennial wet spot from a leak in the tunnel ceiling. Rookie mistake. When the back wheel hydroplaned on the wet surface, he felt the sickening feelings of sliding and weightlessness as he started to separate from the bike.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, adult, adventure, drama, exciting, fiction, literary-fiction, romantic-literary-fiction, suspense

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#27

“The young officer, looking like a deer caught in the headlights, stopped for a moment and then said, a bit shakily, “You’re under arrest.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: asian-american-literature, excitement, fast-paced, full-on, gripping, intrigue, legal, russian-literature, thrilling

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#28

“How many languages do you speak, you barely monolingual prick?”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, asian-american-literature, fiction, japan, law-practice, legal-thriller, russian-literature, technology, thriller, thrilling

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#29

“They usually didn’t know I was half-Japanese. But you know how it is. No matter where you go, you don’t quite fit in. But it is fun to be able to slip in and out of two such completely different cultures seamlessly like a shapeshifter.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: action, adult, adventure, drama, exciting, fiction, legal-thriller, literary-fiction, romantic-literary-fiction

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#30

“After purifying himself he walked through a small red gate to the shrine, dropped a goen, or five yen coin, the Japanese word for which also means good luck, into the wooden collection box in front of the shrine.”
― L. M. Weeks, Bottled Lightning

tags: asian-american-literature, fast-paced, full-on, gripping, japan, legal-thriller, russian-literature, thriller, thrilling

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