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" Well, if you think about it, the only people who get to give Bond crap without getting killed for it are M, Moneypenny, and Q. Bond comes into the office, gets talked down to and bossed around, then he goes out into the field to get shot at. M sits in an office, looking miserable, and Moneypenny spends her day being used as a target dummy for flirt practice. Q has a lab, underlings, and gets to play with all the toys. He’s got the best job of anyone. "
― Scott Meyer , The Authorities™
10
" Gentlemen, what I’m about to say may sound a bit condescending, but please know that I’m saying it with envy. You’re both still young.” The three of them stood in silence for a moment. Rutherford broke the silence, saying, “That’s true.” “See, what you just said was meant condescendingly,” Sherwood said, “but that’s fine. As you get older, you’re going to find, as I have, that nobody is ever as cool as you expected them to be.” He gestured toward Rutherford and Albert. “Cops, tech whizzes,” he pointed at the house, then at himself, “karate men, scientists. Nobody will ever match your expectations. It’s easy to become disappointed in the people you meet, but really, you should be disappointed in the quality of your own expectations. Once you learn to let those expectations go, you’ll see that while the people you meet are never as cool as you expected them to be, they’re actually much cooler than you ever imagined. "
― Scott Meyer , The Authorities™
