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# Louise Welsh

(1965)   Writer

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Louise Welsh is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Louise Welsh

Born February 1, 1965

Profession Writer

## About Louise Welsh

British writer... \| Louise Welsh is an English-born author of short stories and psychological thrillers, resident in Glasgow, Scotland. She has also written three plays, an opera, edited volumes of prose and poetry, and contributed to journals and anthologies. In 2004, she received the Corine Literature Prize.

##  Quotes by Louise Welsh

> [“Abandoned buildings are like abandoned people. They grow bitter and start to keep bad company.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-welsh/abandoned-buildings-are-like-abandoned-people-they-grow-bitter-and/)

[Louise Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-welsh/)

[Abandoned](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abandoned/)

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> [“It's not called the world wide web for nothing. You can get sucked in and trapped there".”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-welsh/it-s-not-called-the-world-wide-web-for-nothing-you-can-get-sucked-in/)

[Louise Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-welsh/)

[Internet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/internet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/louise-welsh-68990_world-wide-web_it-s-not-called-the-world-wide-web-for-n_896251.jpg)

> [“How long would it be before the elements toppled these small structures as they had already toppled the broch and the castle?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-welsh/how-long-would-it-be-before-the-elements-toppled-these-small/)

[Louise Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-welsh/)

[Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/louise-welsh-68990_time_how-long-would-it-be-before-the-elements_1314444.jpg)

> [“John had said McKindless would be revealed through his library, but John was a bookseller; he formed his opinion of everyone through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louise-welsh/john-had-said-mckindless-would-be-revealed-through-his-library-but/)

[Louise Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louise-welsh/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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