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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.

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.

I Always Make It A Rule Never To Look Back. Otherwise, I'd Ask Myself How I Could Write Such Piffle And Live With Myself, Day After Day.

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.

Surround Yourself With Human Beings, My Dear James. They Are Easier To Fight For Than Principles.