If poisons were ponies, I’d put my money on cyanide.
ALAN BRADLEYChicken fizz! O Lord, protect all of us who toil in the vineyards of experimental chemistry!
More Alan Bradley Quotes
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To be frivolous time-wasters, delighted in putting her favorite volumes into her grandchildren’s hands.
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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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Anyone who knew the word slattern was worth cultivating as a friend.
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Whenever I’m out-of-doors and find myself wanting to have a first-rate think.
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They were soon to emigrate to Canada, and the aerial ride was meant to be a last view of their beloved England.
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I was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh.
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As I stood outside in Cow Lane, it occurred to me that Heaven must be a place where the library is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. No … eight days a week.
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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 always woke up before the plane landed.
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I fling myself down on my back, throw my arms and legs out so that I look like an asterisk, and gaze at the sky.
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I was a very early reader, so I was really brought up being surrounded with piles of British books and British newspapers, British magazines. I developed a really great love of England.
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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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And I had long ago become accustomed to being called ‘Ophelia Daphne Flavia, damn it.
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To be most effective, flattery is always best applied with a trowel.
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I always knew that I wanted to work on my own material – something that would be more long-lasting than short-lived electronic transmissions.
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