Quote of the Day (Fleming)

“I’m not in the Shakespeare stakes. I have no ambition.”-- Ian Fleming, when asked if creating James Bond had kept him from more serious literary endeavors such as those of brother Peter, an explorer and travel writer.
(He might not have been in the “Shakespeare stakes,” but Fleming—born on this date 100 years ago—was responsible for creating one of those immortal characters that endure far longer than their pop-lit origins, such as Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. His books represented President Kennedy’s favorite reading in the White House, and the films, of course, have become the most successful brand in cinema history.)