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title: "3 David Stuart MacLean Quotes - Famous Writer"
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# David Stuart MacLean

(1974)   Writer

 **3** quotes in **3** categories

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David Stuart MacLean is a writer.

## Quick Facts About David Stuart MacLean

Born January 1, 1974

Profession Writer

## About David Stuart MacLean

American writer... \| David Stuart MacLean is an American writer. He is the author of The Answer to the Riddle Is Me, a memoir of his mefloquine-induced delirium and amnesia.

##  Quotes by David Stuart MacLean

> [“You’ve done a good job of saying everything but how you feel,” she said. “Sadness isn’t something you get to get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-stuart-maclean/you-ve-done-a-good-job-of-saying-everything-but-how-you-feel-she-said/)

David Stuart MacLean

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/david-stuart-maclean-82193_good-job_you-ve-done-a-good-job-of-saying-everyth_378403.jpg)

> [“... it made me realize how crazy random it was not just that I was me (the billion sperm to one egg;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-stuart-maclean/it-made-me-realize-how-crazy-random-it-was-not-just-that-i-was-me-the/)

David Stuart MacLean

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/637/david-stuart-maclean-82193_quote_it-made-me-realize-how-crazy-random-it-w_2228287.jpg)

> [“In the chaos of this world, where we carom and collide in the everyday turbulence, there's something about the specific gravity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-stuart-maclean/in-the-chaos-of-this-world-where-we-carom-and-collide-in-the-everyday/)

David Stuart MacLean

[Kindness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kindness/)

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