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.
ALAN BRADLEYTo be most effective, flattery is always best applied with a trowel.
More Alan Bradley Quotes
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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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And I had long ago become accustomed to being called ‘Ophelia Daphne Flavia, damn it.
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It is not unknown for fathers with a brace of daughters to reel off their names in order of birth when summoning the youngest.
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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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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 was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh.
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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 always woke up before the plane landed.
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I’m at that age where I watch such things with two minds.
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Liberals have always been the most fervent Imperialists.
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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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Growing up in a Canadian household that was more British than Big Ben,
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What intrigued me more than anything else was finding out the way in which everything, all of creation.
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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 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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