Did James Bond read pulp novels about spies?

Did Agatha Christie's fans go on to commit elaborate murders? Was Theodore Sturgeon influenced by Kilgore Trout?

I dreamt last night that I had disarmed Osama bin Laden; I've no idea why.

Maybe because it's easy to disarm a dead guy...but then again, he's at the bottom of the ocean, right?

I'm just saying.