Growing up in a Canadian household that was more British than Big Ben,
ALAN BRADLEYThey were soon to emigrate to Canada, and the aerial ride was meant to be a last view of their beloved England.
More Alan Bradley Quotes
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I was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh.
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To be most effective, flattery is always best applied with a trowel.
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Liberals have always been the most fervent Imperialists.
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Then when the fugitive word was least expecting it I would suddenly turn the full blaze of my attention back onto it catching the culprit in the beam of my mental torch before it could sneak off again into the darkness.
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Children have much more finely tuned senses of justice, morals, and ethics. They are much more Platonic: children are symmetrical, before we begin to fragment them with our own nonsensical ideas and squelch their natural joy in knowledge.
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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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I had thought for years, probably 30 or 40 years, that it would be a lot of fun to try my hand at a classic English mystery novel.
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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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Anyone who knew the word slattern was worth cultivating as a friend.
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I love that form very much because the reader is so familiar with all of the types of characters that are in there that they already identify with the book.
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If you remember nothing else, remember this: Inspiration from outside one’s self is like the heat in an oven.
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And I had long ago become accustomed to being called ‘Ophelia Daphne Flavia, damn it.
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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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It makes passable Bath buns. But inspiration from within is like a volcano: It changes the face of the world.
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Whenever I’m with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company.
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