In America I think we need to move towards a social democracy, European-style basically, and I think that in Britain we do… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
You've got first-generation Americans here who are going to be poorer than their parents. That's never happened in the States before, and… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
When I'm not writing, I read loads of fiction, but I've been writing quite constantly lately so I've been reading a lot… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Most people with good jobs, middle-class occupations, what have you, are only one pitfall away from social embarrassment and destitution. It's so… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
In the cross-over, you get to a point where you realize that you've got all this genetic inheritance, and you've got all… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I think that Europe has to get its act together very quickly. The Belgian guy who's leading the negotiations against Brexit, he… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in details that might get someone into trouble. I'm more interested in generalities rather than the particulars, as a… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
We have to accept that capitalism is coming to an end. We can't provide paid employment for people, all the industries with… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I don't see [ Trainspotting ] as an albatross, I see it more as a calling card. It's got me out to Hollywood, I've… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
He emphasised basic truths: you are not dying yet, you have to live your life until you are. Underpinning them was the belief that… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
“Without this kickstart to my day, I'd be lost. A day without a morning run is a day you fumble through, rather than one… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
“There's nae reasoning wi some cats. You say 'reason', they mew 'treason'. Ken?” — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
It's crazy for somebody who's kind of empowered and wealthy like myself to say, "Oh, I don't need to be patronized by the state,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
When you go away, you see where you come from in a different light. I see Scotland, and the rest of Britain, as much… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If it's something that I feel uncomfortable with, that's a reason for me to write it. I kind of like to make myself feel… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than a violent beating from an unremarkable person. Physical violence with someone is too much like shagging them. Too much id… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If I stop working and publishing, and TV, and film and all that, I would be dead within a couple of weeks. I don't… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I can see why the Russians love Robert Burns, I think that Russians and Koreans have a very similar outlook to Scots. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If you continue to transfer the wealth of the population of the planet to a very small amount of people, it becomes untenable at… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Most middle-class people I know don't really live like me. Middle-class people worry a lot about money. They worry a lot about job security,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
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