Books Quote by Alexander McCall Smith

“Liam was too Scottish-' 'Oh but so Scottish, Bel! Come on, the bagpipes ? The interminable quotations from Braveheart ? Anyone who's proud of…

— Paul Murray

“It is never difficult to distinguish between with a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine.”

— P.G. Wodehouse

“Edinburgh is alive with words.”

— Sara Sheridan

“All right you bloody Scottish bastard, lets see how stubborn you really are.”

— Diana Gabaldon

“Father, will justice ever reign in Scotland?”

— Douglas Bond

“The point of this book is that being Scottish is more than just a matter of nationality or place of origin or clan or…

— Arthur Herman

With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive.

— Oliver Goldsmith

There are things that Scotsmen get and other people don't get in the dialogue. Scottish characters can be pinpointed by a phrase, targeted very…

— Bill Forsyth

“Another lesson to file away about Scotland: insulting other people in a childish manner was the national pastime.”

— Molly Ringle

“At the negotiations in Irvine, it became clear to me that there was no side I could stand on. The English despise me and…

— Robyn Young

“You know what they say: All Welshmen sing. All Scots are thrifty. All Englishmen have stiff upper lips. And all Irishmen write plays.”

— Lilian Jackson Braun

“I was going to write a happy poem, but then I watched a Scottish drama.”

— Kelvin Fowler