297 Quotes by Ian Fleming

There is only one recipe for a best seller and it is a very simple one. You have to get the reader to turn over the page.

He provides a vision. He often reminds countries of their responsibilities in a way that makes it seem not only like a legal obligation but a moral responsibility.

I'm looking for Commander James Bond, not an overgrown stunt man. [on meeting Sean Connery]

Diamonds are forever.

A gentleman's choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit.

He could not just wear a watch. It had to be a Rolex.

At gambling, the deadly sin is to mistake bad play for bad luck.

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.

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.