Help! I'm searching for an Ian Fleming, Bond quote.

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Are there any Ian Fleming, James Bond experts out there?

I would like some help in tracing what I think is a quote from a Bond novel.

The line reads something like, "One of Bond's favourite drinks was the one before the first one."

If you are able to provide me a lead to the quote then I'll be eternally grateful and I will repay you with PH martini tokens. Shaken, not stirred.

Thank you.

Edited by Blib on Saturday 15th October 22:26

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Thank you for your reply. If you do come across it any time, I'd be grateful.

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That looks like what I was after. Thank you. Though, it's a shame that it's not a line in a novel. So, I can't use it.

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Thank you for that. Unfortunately, it's not quite what I'm looking for. The crucial part is, "the one before the first one" i.e, Bond hasn't yet had a drink. It's the anticipation of his first one.

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That's it!! That's the one.

Thank you so much. I occasionally use the line in my work with alcohol dependency. It neatly sums up some problem drinkers' mindset.

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roygarth said:

I'm 21 years a friend of Bill W. That Fleming line still speaks loudly to me!