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Very Quotes by Alexander McCall Smith
- Most people want nothing to happen. That is the problem with governments these days. They want to do things all the time; they are always…
- It is not enough just to identify a problem; there are plenty of people who were very skilled at pointing out what was wrong with…
- 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…
- 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…
- There was a distinction between lying and telling half-truths, but it was a very narrow one.
- 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…
- A very powerful theme in fiction is that of loss.
- Botswana is actually very peaceful. It's democratic. It never was in debt. They've been fortunate, they've had diamonds.
- I'm very interested in tea. I wouldn't mind being involved in some aspect of the tea industry.
- I write four books a year. I'm very fortunate that I write quickly; around 3,500 words a day. Being strict about delineating my writing time…
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