At Gambling, The Deadly Sin

Writing About 2,000 Words In Three Hours Every Morning, 'casino Royale' Dutifully Produced Itself. I Wrote Nothing And Made No Corrections Until The Book Was Finished. If I Had Looked Back At What I Had Written The Day Before I Might Have Despaired.

The Scent And Smoke And Sweat Of A Casino Are Nauseating At Three In The Morning.

Unfortunately Most Ways Of Making Big Money Take A Long Time. By The Time One Has Made The Money One Is Too Old To Enjoy It.

Everyone Has The Revolver Of Resignation In His Pocket.

Luck In All Its Moods Had To Be Loved And Not Feared Bond Saw Luck As A Woman, To Be Softly Wooed Or Brutally Ravaged, Never Pandered To Or Pursued. But He Was Honest Enough To Admit That He Had Never Yet Been Made To Suffer By Cards Or By Women. One Day, And He Accepted The Fact He Would Be Brought To His Knees By Love Or By Luck.