Best Alexander McCall Smith Quotes
- Antonia was very conscious of the corrosive power of envy and felt that it was this emotion, more than any other, which lay behind human… Antonia
- I've always had a creative urge and I get immense satisfaction from creating something because it feels like I'm making sense of the world and… Creating
- We are all tempted, Mma. We are all tempted when it comes to cake. All
- How many of us are happy to be exactly where we are at any moment?...only the completely happy think that they are in the correct… Any
- We should be careful of the insults we fling at others, lest they return and land at our feet, newly minted to apply to those… Apply
- That of all people, it should be him; that took her aback. That the heart should settle on somebody like him; that surprised her. But… Aback
- Who can't like pigs? They're wonderful creatures! I've always liked pigs. Always Liked
- It's a different sort of love taht puts up with illness. Old love. Different Sort
- They're very beautiful, aren't they? Clouds are very beautiful and yet so often we fail to appreciate them properly. We should do that. We should… Appreciate
- Do not take on a traditionally built person unless you are prepared for a heavyweight bout. Bout
- International business, once allowed to stalk uncontrolled, killed the local, the small, the quirky. Allowed
- There are old mycologists and there are bold mycologists, but there are no old, bold mycologists. Bold
- It was easy to be moral when that was the way you felt anyway. The hard bit about morality was making yourself feel the opposite… Bit
- Talking about pumpkins doesn't make them grow. Grow
- Self-pity does not appreciate pedantry. Appreciate
- There was a distinction between lying and telling half-truths, but it was a very narrow one. Distinction
- I cannot see myself in a new car. I am a tiny white van person. That is what i want! Cannot See
- Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society. Basic
- As a writer I've learned certain lessons. One of them is to be careful about how you put a view, and to bear in mind… Bear
- My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colorful character and a… Always Encouraged
- As a writer, I have readers who will have a range of political views. I don't think they look to me for political guidance. Guidance
- I am capable of being idle. Capable
- It's through the small things that we develop our moral imagination, so that we can understand the sufferings of others. Develop
- The Okavango Delta is an astonishing sight: the great Okavango River, rather than flow towards the sea, flows inland, into the sands of the Kalahari. Astonishing
- One of the most destructive things that's happening in modern society is that we are losing our sense of the bonds that bind people together… Bind
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