And I had long ago become accustomed to being called ‘Ophelia Daphne Flavia, damn it.
ALAN BRADLEYAll of it! – was held together by invisible chemical bonds, and I found a strange, inexplicable comfort in knowing that somewhere, even though we couldn’t see it in our own world, there was a real stability.
More Alan Bradley Quotes
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Compared with my life Cinderella was a spoiled brat.
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One that cackles at these capers and another that never gets much beyond a rather jaded and self-conscious smile, like the Mona Lisa.
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All of it! – was held together by invisible chemical bonds, and I found a strange, inexplicable comfort in knowing that somewhere, even though we couldn’t see it in our own world, there was a real stability.
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Although it is pleasant to think about poison at any season, there is something special about Christmas, and I found myself grinning.
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I was an early reader, and my grandmother, who as a child had been forbidden to read by a father who believed books.
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During a long career in TV broadcasting, I spent a lot of time contributing to other people’s creations.
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Except I’m aware that as a writer you can’t get away with as much writing for children as you can with adults.
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I am often thought of as being remarkably bright, and yet my brains, more often than not, are busily devising new and interesting ways of bringing my enemies to sudden, gagging, writhing, agonizing death.
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I grew up in a very British family who had been transplanted to Canada, and my grandmother’s house was filled with English books.
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I had long ago discovered that when a word or formula refused to come to mind the best thing for it was to think of something else: tigers for instance or oatmeal.
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If poisons were ponies, I’d put my money on cyanide.
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I dreamed of flying to England myself and visiting the places my family never tired of talking about.
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It makes passable Bath buns. But inspiration from within is like a volcano: It changes the face of the world.
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I was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh.
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TV and film taught me to think cinematically. Teaching others to edit, for example, provides a great deal of insight into the millions of ways in which given elements can be put together to tell a story.
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