I was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh.
ALAN BRADLEYThe very best people are like that. They don’t entangle you like flypaper.
More Alan Bradley Quotes
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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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Compared with my life Cinderella was a spoiled brat.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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During a long career in TV broadcasting, I spent a lot of time contributing to other people’s creations.
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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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If poisons were ponies, I’d put my money on cyanide.
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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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Chicken fizz! O Lord, protect all of us who toil in the vineyards of experimental chemistry!
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Liberals have always been the most fervent Imperialists.
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