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. — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
“The trouble with me is, Treece thought, that I'm a liberal humanist who believes in original sin. I think of man as a noble creature who has only to extend himself to the full range of his powers to be… — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world. — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments - we'd have the Ten Suggestions. — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
“There are no travellers now, only tourists. A traveller comes to see a reality that is there already. A tourist comes only to see… — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Oh, it must be wonderful to be educated. What does it feel like?' 'It's like having an operation,' said Treece. 'You don't know you've… — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
I like the English. They have the most rigid code if immorality in the world. — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
“After all, the function of a vacation is regenerative, not luxurious. It's to restore our equipment so that we can live our ordinary lives… — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old… — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
Marriage is the most advanced form of warfare in the modern world. — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Madness, genius, originality - it's all the same thing; it's a breaking of our normal value structure and the substitution of another one.” — Malcolm Bradbury Copy Share Image
