One that cackles at these capers and another that never gets much beyond a rather jaded and self-conscious smile, like the Mona Lisa.
ALAN BRADLEYTo be frivolous time-wasters, delighted in putting her favorite volumes into her grandchildren’s hands.
More Alan Bradley Quotes
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I always woke up before the plane landed.
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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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To be frivolous time-wasters, delighted in putting her favorite volumes into her grandchildren’s hands.
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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 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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My grandmother flew only once in her life, and that was the day she and her new husband ascended into the skies of Victorian London in the wicker basket of a hot-air balloon.
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Whenever I’m out-of-doors and find myself wanting to have a first-rate think.
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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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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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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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To be most effective, flattery is always best applied with a trowel.
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And I had long ago become accustomed to being called ‘Ophelia Daphne Flavia, damn it.
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The very best people are like that. They don’t entangle you like flypaper.
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One of the marks of a truly great mind, I had discovered, is the ability to feign stupidity on demand.
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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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