I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink.Got it?' 'Certainly, monsieur.' The barman seemed pleased with the idea. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Three measures of Gordons, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. In a deep champagne goblet.' 'Oui, monsieur.' 'Just a moment. Bond insisted ordering Leiter's Haig-and-Haig 'on the rocks' and then he looked carefully at the barman.Against the background of this luminous and sparkling stage Bond stood in the sunshine and felt his mission to be incongruous and remote and his dark profession an affront to his fellow actors.Then the soul erosion produced by high gambling - a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension - becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it. The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. They are easier to fight for than principles. Quotes Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James.
