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“You only live twice:
Once when you are born
And once when you look death in the face”
― Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice

tags: death, haiku, james-bond, philosophy, poetry

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“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
― Ian Fleming, Casino Royale

tags: james-bond, principles

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“Good. Illegal is always faster.”
― Eoin Colfer

tags: crime, expediency

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“Butler could kill you a hundred different ways without use of his armoury. Though I'm sure one would be quite sufficient.”
― Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl

tags: artemis-fowl

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“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”
― Winston S. Churchill

tags: democracy, elite, elitism, elitist, meritocracy, peasant, voter, voting

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The Orion Team. — 912 members — last activity Nov 16, 2025 04:03AM
For fans of books by Vince Flynn, Brad Taylor, Brad Thor, Tom Clancy, Fredrick Forsyth and other thrillers involving technology, spies, assassins, geo ...more

SSG: Spy/Spec-Ops Group — 1348 members — last activity Mar 21, 2026 02:09AM
Dedicated to those who love spy, spec-ops, and clandestine books from Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, David Morrell, Barry Eisler, Brad Thor...Ludlum, S ...more

Action/Adventure Aficionados — 1899 members — last activity 5 hours, 47 min ago
If you enjoy reading pulse-pounding, high octane action and adventure novels, this is the group for you. We discuss books from authors such as Lee Chi ...more

Langley suckers — 206 members — last activity Jan 09, 2024 01:29PM
If you love to read anything about spies, international intrigue, special ops, clandestine services, and anything about CIA, this group is for you....

Thriller Chat with Chris Allen — 35 members — last activity Oct 16, 2014 11:53PM
Talking all things thriller - action thriller, adventure thriller, espionage thriller - and especially thrillers for realists.

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