“Those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make bored.”
Ian Fleming
The quote by James Bond in the novel.
From Russia, with Love (Primary source)
From Russia, with Love is the fifth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, often regarded as one of the most meticulously plotted and psychologically intense entries in the franchise.
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