Half Monk: A chat between M and James Bond in “Casino Royale”:
M: Bond, this may be too much for a blunt instrument to understand, but arrogance and self-awareness seldom go hand in hand.
Bond: So you want me to be half monk and half hitman.
M: Any thug can kill. I want you to take your ego out of the equation, and to judge the situation dispassionately.
Bond’s weakness is not his ego or arrogance; it’s trust. ♦
