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1 " Look my friend, I've got to commit a murder tonight. Not you. Me. So be a good chap and stuff it, would you? "
― Ian Fleming , Octopussy & the Living Daylights (James Bond, #14)
2 " Because people are very careful with the secrets of their own business doesn’t mean that they’ll be careful with the secrets of yours. "
3 " 1 SCRAMBLED EGGS ‘JAMES BOND’ For FOUR individualists: 12 fresh eggs Salt and pepper 5–6 oz. of fresh butter Break the eggs into a bowl. Beat thoroughly with a fork and season well. In a small copper (or heavy-bottomed saucepan) melt four oz. of the butter. When melted, pour in the eggs and cook over a very low heat, whisking continuously with a small egg whisk. While the eggs are slightly more moist than you would wish for eating, remove pan from heat, add rest of butter and continue whisking for half a minute, adding the while finely chopped chives or fine herbs. Serve on hot buttered toast in individual copper dishes (for appearance only) with pink champagne (Taittinger) and low music. "
4 " Before that nothing out of the ordinary – usual flow of people in and out of a busy government building – except, of all things, a whole damned women’s orchestra. "
5 " Major Smythe remembered the hoary euphemism for the Secret Service. He said, with forced cheerfulness, ‘Oh. The old firm? "
6 " Think I like this job? Having a Double-O number and so on? I’d be quite happy for you to get me sacked from the Double-O Section. Then I could settle down and make a snug nest of papers as an ordinary Staffer. Right? "