The Dark of the Moon Quotes

“Sometimes the world is a very hard place. Sometimes people do terrible things. But we need to know about them so we can try to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself. We need to make sure they are never forgotten.”
― Fiona Valpy, The Dark of the Moon

“Commander Fleming raised an eyebrow and nodded. ‘That’s helpful,’ he said. ‘Thank you, Miss Buchanan. We’ll make sure this information gets through to those at the very top.’ As I left the Cottage, I asked Mavis, ‘How is Mr Knox?’ She shook her head, her eyes filled with sadness. ‘Not very good, I’m afraid. But he still insists on working. I’ll be visiting him at his home tomorrow. He’ll be very interested to hear everything you’ve brought back from your mission.’ ‘Please pass on my best wishes to him. If you think that’s appropriate?’ She smiled. ‘I will. He’ll be glad to know you’re home safely.’ Then the door shut behind me and I made my way back to Hut 8. It was only years later, in the 1950s, when I read a book called Casino Royale about the escapades of a Secret Intelligence officer called James Bond, that I recognised the author’s photograph. The man I’d met in the Cottage that day was 007’s creator, Ian Fleming. And I couldn’t help but wonder just how much inspiration for the characters of Vesper Lynd and Miss Moneypenny he’d drawn from his encounters with women like Mavis and me while he was working at Bletchley Park.”
― Fiona Valpy, The Dark of the Moon

“Commander Fleming, Naval Intelligence Division’. I told them everything I’d managed to glean during my stay at Cadix and they took copious notes. I relayed Marian Rejewski’s insistence on the importance of the police messages, building up that chilling picture of the deportations to camps in the east. And finally I passed on the message he’d given me on that last evening, stressing its importance: ‘He says to look at the radio traffic”
― Fiona Valpy, The Dark of the Moon

“There’s a saying that goes, if you have a loaf of bread, sell half and buy a lily. It’s important to nourish the soul as well, and remember that there is still beauty even in these times of darkness and cruelty.”
― Fiona Valpy, The Dark of the Moon

“faces”
― Fiona Valpy, The Dark of the Moon

“A code replaces words with other words. A cipher replaces each letter of a word to make it unintelligible.”
― Fiona Valpy, The Dark of the Moon