LICENSE TO ‘QUOTE’ is the first
book of humorous quotations solely dedicated to the ever-expanding
universe surrounding James Bond - 007.
This volume - of 1500 light-hearted
quotes - uniquely focuses on humorous comments made about 007 rather
than direct quotes from the Bond films or books.
“Bond has no sense of humor, telling only one joke
in all 14 books (in Goldfinger (1959) - and it isn’t very
funny).” Anthony Horowitz in The Daily
Telegraph (2008)
"Everyone in Bond is named after somebody Ian
Fleming knew. Pussy Galore was probably his cleaning lady."Sinclair Mackay, The Man with
the Golden Touch (2008)
LICENSE TO ‘QUOTE’ is all over the lighter side of Double-0
Seven like a cheap safari suit on Roger Moore. Bond’s life and legend,
books and movies, enemies and lovers, cars and gadgets all come in for
close inspection. 007 is as much a sitting target for defecation by the
sardonic snipers in the press as an object of deification by the
eulogistic empathists populating the fansites.
"I have friends who talk about the pleasures
of the Bond fantasy. But what that really boils down to is a bald bad
guy, a bird in a bikini and loud bangs in a foreign country." Cosmo Landesman in The Times
(2002)
“Indiana Jones, Arnie, Derek Flint et al owe a
major debt to Bond, James Bond. Or perhaps Broccoli, Cubby Broccoli.” Michael Cooper on Alternative007.co.uk
(2006)
LICENSE TO ‘QUOTE’ turns the tables on the world’s favorite spy
and turns the spotlight on him. A veritable Who’s Who of observers and
commentators - from all over the globe - take dead aim at James Bond:
man and myth, superspy and superstar.
Comical contributions come from his creators, his biographers, his
critics, his fans, his imitators and from a wide selection of media
sources over the last 50 years. The depth and diversity of this source
material clearly demonstrates the unrivaled level of recognition and
the extraordinary fan-base James Bond has built up since he first
appeared in 1953.
“It is hard to overestimate the effect James
Bond had on post-war readers and audiences. Here was the first English
hero who didn’t own a sensible jumper.”Christopher Fowler in The
Independent on Sunday (2006)
“In 1963 ... The Vatican condemned Dr. No as a
‘dangerous mixture of violence, vulgarity, sadism and sex.’ Ka-ching!”
Manohla Dargis in The New York
Times (2006)
For fifty years, 007 has been at the summit of the best-seller’s list,
at the top of the cinema box-office and remains at the forefront of the
world’s consciousness. His iconic image and cultural footprint are
legendary: License To 'Quote' celebrates that legend.