“she found herself looking down on the top of Teenie's head; at a small woollen bobble, in fact, which topped a curious… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Remember the Hottentots?" asked James. "They've become the Khoi now, which means that the Germans will have to retire that wonderful word… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Traditional Botswana men like ladies who are more traditionally shaped. You and I, Mma. We remind men of how things used to… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Dieting was cruel; it was an abuse of human rights. Yes, that's what it was, and she should not allow herself to… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“The problem, he thought, was that so much humour involved misfortune of one sort or another, and now that same human misfortune… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Teachers were not allowed to beat children as they did in the past, although, Mma Ramotswe reflected, there were some boys-and indeed… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“There are plenty of people who might prefer to go sideways. What about them? How are we to inspire them?” — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“She was of traditional build herself, but her figure was largely concealed by the folds of a generously cut shift dress made… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“old-fashioned, gentle Scottish physician, unmoved by the considerations of profit and personal gain that could so disfigure medicine. That doctors should consider themselves businessmen… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“She had not made a lot of money, but she had not made a loss, and she had been happy and entertained. That counted… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
And that, in a way, was the burden of being a philosopher: one knew what one had to do, but it was so often… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“To use strong language, she thought, was a sign of bad temper and lack of concern for others. Such people were not clever or… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Men are very sensitive, Mma Makutsi. You would not always think it to look at them, but they are. They do not like you… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“He is a good man, but even a good man can fall for a glamorous woman. That is well known.” “That is very well… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“And then the second thing you have to do is go and see your son. That is a duty of love, Andrew. It's as… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Because laughs never die away entirely,” said Jamie. “At least, if you believe in Marconi.” — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“The trouble with having a conscience, she said to herself, is that it never sleeps.” — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“And if there's bad behaviour," Mma Potokwane went on. "If there's bad behaviour, the quickest way of stopping it is to give more love.… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“Has he not got a wife back wherever he comes from? Is there no wife to say, ‘You must not go off and visit… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
