"I've often thought that my scruples about stealing books were the only thing that stood in the way of my being a really great scholar."

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Source : Malcolm Bradbury (1978). “Eating people is wrong”, Vintage

Malcolm Bradbury

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“Mother ... considered a press conference on a par with a visit to a cage full of cobras.”
“After you've read a novel, you only retain a vague memory of its contents. You remember the atmosphere, the odd image or phrase or vivid cameo.”

Source : "Arthur Smith" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. April 3, 2002.
“Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.”
“Some gal would giggle and I'd get red, and some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head. I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named Sue.”
“You have to have a strong sense of self in this business - otherwise they're going to spit you out.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“Living is being born slowly. It would be a little too easy if we could borrow ready-made souls.”
“Our struggles are the short term lessons we learn to achieve long term success.”
“I have a crusade against fondant, also shortening. There's no reason why wedding cakes can't taste good if you know what you're doing.”

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