It Was The Short Men

Loneliness Becomes A Lover, Solitude A Darling Sin.

When I Wrote The First [bond Novel] In 1953, I Wanted Bond To Be An Extremely Dull, Uninteresting Man To Whom Things Happened... When I Was Casting Around For A Name For My Protagonist I Thought By God, [james Bond] Is The Dullest Name I Ever Heard.

And Then One Day When You're Playing Your Little Game You'll Suddenly Find Yourself Pinned Down Like A Butterfly.

And People With Obsessions, Reflected Bond, Were Blind To Danger.

If You Interrupt The Writing Of Fast Narrative With Too Much Introspection And Self-criticism, You Will Be Lucky If You Write 500 Words A Day And You Will Be Disgusted With Them Into The Bargain. By Following My Formula, You Write 2,000 Words A Day And You Aren’t Disgusted With Them Until The Book Is Finished, Which Will Be In About Six Weeks.