307 Quotes by Alan Bradley

The press was ruthless, but then so was the church.Flavia de Luce

Ghosts are most often seen by girls, and certain young men with an iron deficiency.

Gorging on sweets together creates as strong a bond between two people as being in love.

I brought to mind the image of the stranger lying there in the first light of dawn: the slight growth of whiskers on his chin, strands of his red hair shifting gently on the faint stirrings of the morning breeze, the pallor, the extended legs, the quivering fingers, that last, sucking breath. And that word, blown into my face ... "Vale."The thrill of it all!Yes," I said, "it was devastating.

I called Miss Daphne, but she says she doesn't want 'er tea. She's got 'er nose stuck in a book. Useless, I think it's called, by some woman named Joyce.

Shame can be greater than the need for justice.

I had once remarked to Feely that, because of the oxygen, breathing fresh air was like breathing God, but she had slapped my face and told me I was being blasphemous.

As I stood outside in Cow Lane, it occurred to me that Heaven must be a place where the library is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.No ... eight days a week.

I have a confession to make," I told her."Go ahead," she said. "I enjoy a good blurting out of secrets as much as the next person.