Even ordinary people have their own passions and their own stories to tell.His seemingly dull hostess was the unfaithful wife in the story.But once he no longer receives even that tiny amount of happiness or comfort, there’s no telling how cold-blooded or even cruel he can become.Īfter hearing this tale, Bond realizes that…

The old diplomat coins the term “a quantum of solace,” which literally means “the tiniest possible amount of comfort or happiness.” The point is that a man will remain in a marriage or a romantic relationship, even a troubled one, so long as he receives a quantum of solace from it. However, Bond’s curiosity is piqued by an older diplomat who tells him a soap operatic tale about a young, shy foreign service officer and his unhappy marriage to an unfaithful wife. Bond is bored to tears, and is particularly annoyed by his hostess. Rather, the story presents James Bond attending a dreary dinner/cocktail party with a bunch of stuffy British diplomats and their wives. James Bond IS a character in the story, but he plays no active role in it. Not surprisingly, the movie and the story have NOTHING in common but the title. This isn’t what you wanted, but I’ve never seen the movie “A Quantum of Solace,” but I HAVE read the original short story by Ian Fleming.

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