“It was the mistakes one made at the beginning of a case that were the worst. They were the irretrievable ones, the ones that got you off on the wrong foot, that gave the enemy the first game.”
Ian Fleming
Dr. No (Primary source)
Dr. No is the sixth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, marking the first appearance of the eponymous villain and introducing the tropical exoticism that would become a hallmark of the franchise.
“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“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“It’s never too early to start winning.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“It was for beauty that the world was made.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world.”
— Helen Keller Disputed“I am thee and thou art me and all of one is the other.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“The first wealth is health.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source