"I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The……" — Ian Rankin
"I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will like this; it's written in Scots.' But my dad said: 'I can't read that.' He was reading James Bond and John le Carre. That was part of what attracted me to crime - the idea of getting a wide audience."
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29 Quotes by Ian Rankin
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From this height the sleeping city seems like a child's construction, a model which has refused to be constrained by…
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I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm reserved. I'm self-contained. I get all…
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I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We're still playing imaginary games, with our…
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Right from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to write palpably Scottish fiction.
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A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've…
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I don't think I have one particular favourite writer. I have many whose works I will always buy or reread…
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