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
The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth. – Malcolm Bradbury
If God had been a liberal, we wouldnt have had the Ten Commandments — wed have the Ten Suggestions. – Malcolm Bradbury
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world. – Malcolm Bradbury
Prudishness is pretense of innocence without innocence. Women have to remain prudish as long as men are sentimental, dense, and evil enough to demand of them eternal innocence and lack of education. For innocence is the only thing which can ennoble lack of education. – Friedrich Von Schlegel