“I do not know, at this point, whether Joshua Joseph Spork is the man of my life. He could be. I have given it considerable thought. The jury is still out. The issue between you and me is tha...”
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Joe Spork, a young clockmaker, repairs a particularly unusual device which is actually a 1950's doomsday machine. Having triggered it, he must team up with Edie Banister, a 90 year old ex super spy, to defeat a diabolical South Asian dictator, Edie's old arch nemesis.
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Nick Harkaway
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“I do not know, at this point, whether Joshua Joseph Spork is the man of my life. He could be. I have given it considerable thought. The jury is still out. The issue between you and me is tha...”
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“And don't tell me the end justifies the means because it doesn't. We never reach the end. All we ever get is means. That's what we live with.”
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“Joe Spork opens the door. The man departs. Joe turns to Polly to say something about how they’re obviously not going to Portsmouth, and finds an oyster knife balanced on his cheek, just unde...”
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“I shall now explain my plan. You may then speak, but only to amend the detail. The broad outline is not subject to negotiation. Are you ready? Good … I propose to have sex with you. I believ...”
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