If poisons were ponies, I’d put my money on cyanide.
ALAN BRADLEYDuring a long career in TV broadcasting, I spent a lot of time contributing to other people’s creations.
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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And I had long ago become accustomed to being called ‘Ophelia Daphne Flavia, damn it.
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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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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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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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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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I’m at that age where I watch such things with two minds.
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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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Chicken fizz! O Lord, protect all of us who toil in the vineyards of experimental chemistry!
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Growing up in a Canadian household that was more British than Big Ben,
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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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Not very good with death? Father was a military man, and military men lived with death; lived for death; lived on death. To a professional soldier, oddly enough, death was life.
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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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Whenever I’m out-of-doors and find myself wanting to have a first-rate think.
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I was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh.
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