Malcolm Bradbury

A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators.

— 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

The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.

— Malcolm Bradbury

I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.

— Malcolm Bradbury