“Wrapped up in the music, I threw myself into an overstuffed chair and let my legs dangle over the arm, the position… — Alan Bradley First time Copy Share Image
“Being alone,” I snapped, without meaning to be intentionally rude. I was simply being truthful. “Being alone,” she said, nodding. I could… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“The word “actually,” like its cousin “frankly,” should, by itself, be a tip-off to most people that what is to follow is… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“Shortly after his launch into eternity, Bonepenney's room at the inn is rifled by a maiden fair whose name I dare not… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“Have you ever wondered, Dogger," I asked, "if wickedness is a chemical state?" "Indeed I have, Miss Flavia," he said. "I have… — Alan Bradley 1950s Copy Share Image
“I'm very sorry about your mother, Flavia. I can't even begin to imagine how you must feel." At least the man had… — Alan Bradley Mother Copy Share Image
“I'll ring for Mrs. Mullet," Feely said, reaching for a velvet pull that hung near the mantelpiece, and which probably hadn't been… — Alan Bradley Flavia Copy Share Image
“To each of the mourners outside in the lane, I would be no more than a pale face glimpsed for a moment… — Alan Bradley Death Copy Share Image
TV and film taught me to think cinematically. Teaching others to edit, for example, provides a great deal of insight into the… — Alan Bradley Cinema Copy Share Image
“AND THE PERSON OUTSIDE TO WHOM YOU WERE speaking?” Inspector Hewitt asked. "Dogger," I said. "First name?" "Flavia," I said. I couldn't… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
“I remembered that Beethoven's symphonies had sometimes been given names... they should have call [the Fifth] the Vampire, because it simply refused… — Alan Bradley Beethoven Copy Share Image
“I felt a pang -- a strange and inexplicable pang that I had never felt before. It was homesickness. Now, even more… — Alan Bradley Cottage Copy Share Image
“Books are like oxygen to a deep-sea diver," she had once said. "Take them away and you might as well begin counting… — Alan Bradley Books Copy Share Image
“When you're that age, you sometimes have a great enthusiasm that is very deep and very narrow, and that is something that… — Alan Bradley Youth Copy Share Image
“I had once repeated the experiment to reassure myself that this was so, and it was. Ashes to ashes; starch to sugar.… — Alan Bradley Chemistry Copy Share Image
“How very kind of her, ' I said. 'I must remember to send her a card.' I'd send her a card alright.… — Alan Bradley Manners Copy Share Image
“Thinking and prayer are much the same thing anyway, when you stop to think about it -- if that makes any sense.… — Alan Bradley Prayer Copy Share Image
“But getting back to my old friend water, the thing of it is this: No matter how hot or how cold, no… — Alan Bradley Friendship Copy Share Image
“History is like the kitchen sink,” Adam answered. “Everything goes round and round until eventually, sooner or later, most of it goes… — Alan Bradley History Copy Share Image
“Look after this girl, Mildred. She's a menace to murderers." A menace to murderers? I quite liked that. If I ever have… — Alan Bradley Business Copy Share Image
“I'd learned quite early in life that the mind loves nothing better than to spook itself with outlandish stories, as if the… — Alan Bradley Life Copy Share Image
“Poor Dogger! That's what I thought, even though Daphne told me I should never say that about anyone: "It's not only condescending,… — Alan Bradley Time Copy Share Image
“The press was ruthless, but then so was the church. Flavia de Luce” — Alan Bradley Church Copy Share Image
“I drew in a deep breath, sucking the sour tange into my lungs and savoring the chemical smell of decay. But this… — Alan Bradley Copy Share Image
