... is a terrible title for a Bond movie, even if it is named after an Ian Fleming short story. Daniel Craig admits he wasn't sure about it at first, before going on to explain: "Bond is looking for his quantum of solace and that's what he wants... It's that spark of niceness in a relationship that if you don't have you might as well give up."
I was reminded of a passage in Samuel Beckett's novel, Murphy (one of his early, funny ones), where one of the characters suggests that such a quest is doomed: "The syndrome known as life is too diffuse to admit of palliation. For every symptom that is eased, another is made worse... [The] quantum of wantum cannot vary." We shall see...
I was reminded of a passage in Samuel Beckett's novel, Murphy (one of his early, funny ones), where one of the characters suggests that such a quest is doomed: "The syndrome known as life is too diffuse to admit of palliation. For every symptom that is eased, another is made worse... [The] quantum of wantum cannot vary." We shall see...
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