These details were also easily found in all the novels directly linking Bond to Fleming. Wikipedia titled James Bond (literary character) also mentions the connection between Fleming and Bond in appearance. The looks department seems to be where Fleming decided to go in a different direction when describing Bond, but the use of the description, "handsome dark, rather cruel," is a common thing for the two. Other tastes of Fleming and Bond that blend together include "sharing the same golf handicap, a taste for scrambled eggs and using the same brand of toiletries". (Inspirations) The mention of scrambled eggs leads to more of the same thing between Fleming and Bond. They shared a fondness for “Blue Mountain coffee.” (Allan) Eggs and coffee had breakfast with both Ian and James on the same “private bungalow balcony”,”