Quotes by Malcolm Bradbury

Malcolm Bradbury

English author and academic

Lived from: 1932 - 2000

Category: Writers (Contemporary)

Born: 7 september 1932 Died: 27 november 2000

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  • A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators.
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  • I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.
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  • If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments - we'd have the Ten Suggestions.
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  • Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly.
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  • The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.
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