Role of Honor Quotes

“He remained silent, wishing to draw her out. The trick was as old as the trade itself, practised constantly by case officers and agent handlers the world over. Remain silent and let them come to you, tell you all there is to tell. Only then should you try to fill in the gaps.”
― John Gardner, Role of Honour: A James Bond thriller

“Bond had a feeling that he was, indeed, lucky to be alive. He also wondered if his luck was merely a stay of execution.”
― John Gardner, Role of Honour: A James Bond thriller

“They were not using blanks. This was for real, and he knew with sudden shock, that it was as he had earlier deduced. He was being thrown to the wolves.”
― John Gardner, Role of Honour: A James Bond thriller

“Rumours ran along the corridors of power; there was gossip in the clubs, tattle in the powder rooms of government departments, hints to the Press, hints by the Press, even questions in the House of Commons, and finally the resignation of Commander James Bond.”
― John Gardner, Role of Honour: A James Bond thriller