![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.](/assets/img/quote-photos/when-i-wrote-the-first-bond-novel-in-1953-i-wanted-bond-to-be-an-extremely-dul.jpg)
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