“You only live twice: Once when you are born And once when you look death in the face”

“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.”

“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...”