“I stood staring to heaven and nothing came from there, no mercy or redemption. Whatever had come had come already and it was not sent by God. I stood, arms outstretched and empty, like a man praying but I was… — James Robertson Copy Share Image
Trust the story ... the storyteller may dissemble and deceive, the story can't: the story can only ever be itself. — James Robertson Copy Share
The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't… — James Robertson Copy Share
I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper. — James Robertson Copy Share
“But I do like Scotland. I like the miserable weather. I like the miserable people, the fatalism, the negativity, the violence that's always just… — James Robertson Copy Share
There is something hugely civilised about allowing long pauses in a conversation. Very few people can stand that kind of silence. — James Robertson Copy Share
Our ability to look back on the past, our need or desire to make sense of it, is both a blessing and a curse;… — James Robertson Copy Share
[M]ost people go through life a wee bit disappointed in themselves. I think we all keep a memory of a moment when we missed… — James Robertson Copy Share
It might be tough, but my dad used to say, tough times don't last — tough people do. — James Robertson Copy Share
“People think we didn't have theatres in Scotland for centuries because the Church suppressed them. Well, perhaps. But you could also argue that we… — James Robertson Copy Share
There's a perception that British pies suffer from mediocrity, and historically they have. We're trying to re-educate people about what pie is. — James Robertson Copy Share
“Walking through a deserted city in the hours before dawn is sobering way beyond the undoing of the effects of alcohol. Every thing is… — James Robertson Copy Share
When we're in the story, when we're part of it, we can't know the outcome. It's only later that we think we can see… — James Robertson Copy Share
On the clarity of your ideas depends the scope of your success in any endeavor. — James Robertson Copy Share
