It was the short men that caused all the trouble in the world. Ian Fleming More Quotes by Ian Fleming More Quotes From Ian Fleming Luck in all its moods had to be loved and not feared Bond saw luck as a woman, to be softly wooed or brutally ravaged, never pandered to or pursued. But he was honest enough to admit that he had never yet been made to suffer by cards or by women. One day, and he accepted the fact he would be brought to his knees by love or by luck. Ian Fleming lucksufferinglove I was just on the edge of getting married, and I was frenzied at the prospect of this great step in my life after having been a bachelor for so long. And I really wanted to take my mind off of the agony, and so I decided to sit down and write a book. Ian Fleming agonywritingbook Before a man's forty, girls cost nothing. After that you have to pay money, or tell a story. Of the two, it's the story that hurts most. Anyway I'm not forty yet. Ian Fleming girlhurtmen Writing about 2,000 words in three hours every morning, 'Casino Royale' dutifully produced itself. I wrote nothing and made no corrections until the book was finished. If I had looked back at what I had written the day before I might have despaired. Ian Fleming writingmorningbook And then one day when you're playing your little game you'll suddenly find yourself pinned down like a butterfly. Ian Fleming finding-yourselfbutterflygames One of the bibles of my youth was 'Birds of the West Indies,' by James Bond, a well-known ornithologist, and when I was casting about for a name for my protagonist I thought, 'My God, that's the dullest name I've ever heard,' so I appropriated it. Now the dullest name in the world has become an exciting one. Ian Fleming west-indiesnamesbird ...Goldfinger could not have known that high tension was Bond's natural way of life and that pressure and danger relaxed him. Ian Fleming pressurerelaxationway Just as, at least in one religion, accidia is the first of the cardinal sins, so bordom, and particularly the incredible circumstance of waking up bored, was the only vice Bond utterly condemned. Ian Fleming wake-upboredvices Diamonds are forever. Ian Fleming diamondforever You can get far in North America with laconic grunts. "Huh," "hun," and "hi!" in their various modulations, together with "sure," "guess so," "that so?" and "nuts!" will meet almost any contingency. Ian Fleming nutstogetheramerica I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way. Ian Fleming herodoeway A gentleman's choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit. Ian Fleming suitsgentlemanchoices Everything I write has a precedent in truth. Ian Fleming precedentwriting I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink. It comes partly from being a bachelor, but mostly from a habit of taking a lot of trouble over details. It's very persnickety and old-maidish really, but then when I'm working I generally have to eat my meals alone and it makes them more interesting when one takes trouble. Ian Fleming detailsmealsinteresting It was the same with the whole Russian machine. Fear was the impulse. For them it was always safer to advance than retreat. Advance against the enemy and the bullet might miss you. Retreat, evade, betray and the bullet would never miss. Ian Fleming missingmightenemy Shaken and not stirred. Ian Fleming classic Against the background of this luminous and sparkling stage Bond stood in the sunshine and felt his mission to be incongruous and remote and his dark profession an affront to his fellow actors. Ian Fleming sunshineactorsdark Our prisons are full of people who think they're Napoleon..or God. Ian Fleming prisonpeoplethinking She explained to me later that she must have been possessed by a subconscious desire to be raped. Well she found me in the mountains and she was raped - by me. Ian Fleming mountainfounddesire I'm not in the Shakespeare stakes. I have no ambition. Ian Fleming stakesambition
