Quote by Alan Bradley Download Open image ““You see, Flavia, silence is sometimes the most costly of commodities.”” — Alan Bradley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“No point in wasting time with false vanity when you possess the real thing.” — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
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I am often thought of as being remarkably bright, and yet my brains, more often than not, are busily devising new and interesting ways… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
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“This was an interesting thought; it had never occurred to me that one's name could be a compass.” — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“While you've been gadding about the countryside, we've held a meeting, and we've all of us decided that you must go.' In short, we've… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image