I was an early reader, and my grandmother, who as a child had been forbidden to read by a father who believed books.
ALAN BRADLEYIt makes passable Bath buns. But inspiration from within is like a volcano: It changes the face of the world.
More Alan Bradley Quotes
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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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Liberals have always been the most fervent Imperialists.
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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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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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And I had long ago become accustomed to being called ‘Ophelia Daphne Flavia, damn it.
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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 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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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 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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During a long career in TV broadcasting, I spent a lot of time contributing to other people’s creations.
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To be most effective, flattery is always best applied with a trowel.
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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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Compared with my life Cinderella was a spoiled brat.
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The spectrum on the list is very broad. It includes leftists who think that whiny liberals should be stuffed in a sack and drowned.
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I was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh.
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