“It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst.”
Ian Fleming
Thunderball (Primary source)
Thunderball is the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, centering on a high-stakes nuclear blackmail plot by the terrorist organization SPECTRE.
“When the odds are hopeless, when all seems to be lost, then is the time to be calm, to make a show of authority—at least of indifference.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“It’s never too early to start winning.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Today is yesterday’s pupil.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.”
— Arnold J. Toynbee Disputed“It’s common for men to give pretended reasons instead of one real one.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“A dog starv’d at his master’s gate
Predicts the ruin of the state.”