The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. – Malcolm Bradbury
My experience of ships is that on them one makes an interesting discovery about the world. One finds one can do without it completely. – Malcolm Bradbury
English history is all about men liking their fathers, and American history is all about men hating their fathers and trying to burn down everything they ever did. – Malcolm Bradbury
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
If God had been a liberal, we wouldn’t have had the Ten Commandments – we’d have the Ten Suggestions. – Malcolm Bradbury
