"The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth."
"I've noticed your hostility towards him... I ought to have guessed you were friends."
Source: Malcolm Bradbury (2011). “The History Man”, p.87, Pan Macmillan
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Malcolm Bradbury
Novelist, Academic
Malcolm Bradbury was a British novelist and critic, known for his sharp wit and exploration of identity in works like 'The History Man'.
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