I always knew that I wanted to work on my own material - something that would be more long-lasting than short-lived electronic transmissions.
Alan BradleyI had thought for years, probably 30 or 40 years, that it would be a lot of fun to try my hand at a classic English mystery novel... I love that form very much because the reader is so familiar with all of the types of characters that are in there that they already identify with the book.
Alan BradleyOne of the marks of a truly great mind, I had discovered, is the ability to feign stupidity on demand.
Alan BradleyWhenever I'm with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company.
Alan BradleyMy grandmother flew only once in her life, and that was the day she and her new husband ascended into the skies of Victorian London in the wicker basket of a hot-air balloon. They were soon to emigrate to Canada, and the aerial ride was meant to be a last view of their beloved England.
Alan BradleyI grew up in a very British family who had been transplanted to Canada, and my grandmother's house was filled with English books. I was a very early reader, so I was really brought up being surrounded with piles of British books and British newspapers, British magazines. I developed a really great love of England.
Alan Bradley