When she had failed once or twice to respond to some conversational gambit or other, Bond also relapsed into silence and occupied himself with his own gloomy thoughts.

About This Quote

In this quote, Mr. Bond makes reference to a woman whom he is trying to impress. In the process of trying to impress her, he draws attention away from her and fails. After having failed in his attempt, he comes back with a new plan to try and impress her again.

The point of the story is that when you fail in an effort to impress someone, your next attempt should be even more ambitious. This will make your goal more difficult because it will involve even more risk than the previous attempt.

Source: Casino Royale

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