Ian Fleming idézet

Ian Lancaster Fleming brit író, újságíró, a második világháborúban tengerésztiszt és hírszerző. Ő James Bond karakterének megteremtője. Wikipedia  

✵ 28. május 1908 – 12. augusztus 1964
Ian Fleming fénykép
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Ian Fleming: Idézetek angolul

“Never say ‘no’ to adventures. Always say ‘yes’, otherwise you’ll lead a very dull life.”

Ian Fleming könyv Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang

Forrás: Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang (1964), Ch. 2

“I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”

Ian Fleming könyv You Only Live Twice

Forrás: You Only Live Twice (1964), Ch. 21 : Orbit. Fleming is quoting Jack London directly.

“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”

Ian Fleming könyv Goldfinger

Változat: Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: 'Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action'.
Forrás: Auric Goldfinger, Ch. 14 : Things That Go Thump In The Night

“You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face.”

Ian Fleming könyv You Only Live Twice

Forrás: You Only Live Twice (1964), Ch. 11 : Anatomy Class

“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 könyv Casino Royale

Forrás: Casino Royale (1953), Ch. 7 : Rouge et Noir
Kontextus: Bond insisted ordering Leiter's Haig-and-Haig "on the rocks" and then he looked carefully at the barman. "A Dry Martini", he said. "One. In a deep champagne goblet." "Oui, monsieur." "Just a moment. Three measures of Gordons, 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?" "Certainly, monsieur." The barman seemed pleased with the idea.

“Like all harsh, cold men, he was easily tipped over into sentiment.”

Ian Fleming könyv Casino Royale

Forrás: Casino Royale

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

Ian Fleming könyv Goldfinger

Forrás: Goldfinger

“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.”

Ian Fleming könyv Casino Royale

Opening line, Ch. 1 : The Secret Agent
Casino Royale (1953)
Kontextus: The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul erosion produced by high gambling — a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension — becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it.

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

Ian Fleming könyv Casino Royale

Forrás: Casino Royale (1953), Ch. 20 : The Nature Of Evil
Kontextus: "Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles."
He laughed. "But don't let me down and become human yourself. We would lose a wonderful machine."

“Never say 'no' to adventures.”

Ian Fleming könyv Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang

Forrás: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

“Mine’s Bond – James Bond.”

Ian Fleming könyv Casino Royale

Forrás: Casino Royale

“The World Is Not Enough”

Ian Fleming könyv On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Forrás: On Her Majesty's Secret Service

“Loneliness becomes a lover, solitude a darling sin.”

Ian Fleming könyv The Spy Who Loved Me

Forrás: The Spy Who Loved Me

“History is moving pretty quickly these days, and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.”

Ian Fleming könyv Casino Royale

Változat: History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.
Forrás: Casino Royale

“Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other.”

Ian Fleming könyv Diamonds Are Forever

Forrás: Diamonds Are Forever

“Hope makes a good breakfast. Eat plenty of it.”

Ian Fleming könyv From Russia, with Love

Forrás: From Russia With Love

“Love of life is born of the awareness of death, of the dread of it.”

Ian Fleming könyv The Spy Who Loved Me

Forrás: The Spy Who Loved Me

“The gain to the winner is always less than the loss to the loser.”

Ian Fleming könyv Live and Let Die

Forrás: Live and Let Die