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RENEE CARLINO Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action. IAN FLEMING I'm not in the Shakespeare stakes. I have no ambition. IAN FLEMING Men want a woman whom they can turn on and off like a light switch. IAN FLEMING Most marriages don't add two people together. They subtract one from the other. IAN FLEMING As for sex, well, I mean sex is a perfectly respectable subject as far as Shakespeare is concerned. ... IAN FLEMING If I wait for the genius to come, it just doesn't arrive. IAN FLEMING This country-right-or-wrong business is getting a little out-of-date.. History is moving pretty quic... IAN FLEMING I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in a... IAN FLEMING Writing about 2,000 words in three hours every morning, 'Casino Royale' dutifully produced i... IAN FLEMING One of the bibles of my youth was 'Birds of the West Indies,' by James Bond, a well-known or... IAN FLEMING As a result of 50 years of emancipation, feminine qualities were dying out or being transferred to t... IAN FLEMING Bond reflected that good Americans were fine people and that most of them seemed to come from Texas. IAN FLEMING You only live twice. Once when you are born and once when you look death in the face. IAN FLEMING If your child really loves art, get them some good brushes. Get good material and make them feel tha... DENISE FLEMING I see a bright, bright future for the Republican Party and conservatism in general. JOHN FLEMING