"It seemed to him a very Edinburgh thing.……" — Ian Rankin

"It seemed to him a very Edinburgh thing. Welcoming, but not very."

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29 Quotes by Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin has 29 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I started writing novels while an undergraduate student, in an attempt to make sense of the city of Edinburgh, using…
War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could be divisive.
From this height the sleeping city seems like a child's construction, a model which has refused to be constrained by…
At all times, think like a writer, and keep those antennae twitching - that way, you pick up new ideas.
I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to…
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…
I took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will…
I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We're still playing imaginary games, with our…
Right from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to write palpably Scottish fiction.
A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up with. You've…
I am, of course, a frustrated rock star - I'd much rather be a rock star than a writer. Or…
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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More Edinburgh Quotes

This quote is filed under Edinburgh Quotes, one of 51 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

According to the Captain of The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, striking your opponent or caddie at St Andrews, Hoylake… — Herbert Wind
During my second year at Edinburgh [1826-27] I attended Jameson's lectures on Geology and Zoology, but they were incredible dull.… — Charles Darwin
The Duke of Edinburgh has perfected the art of saying hello and goodbye in the same handshake. — Unknown Author
I started writing novels while an undergraduate student, in an attempt to make sense of the city of Edinburgh, using… — Ian Rankin
I sang in a rock band when I was training as a lawyer. You know, not professional, we just did… — Gerard Butler
Robert Rotenberg does for Toronto what Ian Rankin does for Edinburgh. — Jeffery Deaver
Even though one of them is about an Edinburgh junkie and ones a little boy of eight in Manchester, you… — Danny Boyle
I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education, — Rory Bremner
There's no leaving Edinburgh, No shifting it around: it stays with you, always. — Alan Bold
Many people have heard the remarkable example of devotion involving a Skye terrier dog who worked for a Scottish shepherd… — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
There's all this stuff that is happening in Edinburgh now, it's a sad attempt to create an Edinburgh society, similar… — Irvine Welsh
It has been said that a Scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen Edinburgh; and I think… — Mark Twain

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