"War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could……" — Ian Rankin
"War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could be divisive."
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29 Quotes by Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin has 29 quotes on this site.
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I started writing novels while an undergraduate student, in an attempt to make sense of the city of Edinburgh, using…
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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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At all times, think like a writer, and keep those antennae twitching - that way, you pick up new ideas.
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I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, it's hard to…
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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 took the first James Kelman novel, 'The Bus Conductor Hines', home to my dad. I thought, 'My dad will…
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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 am, of course, a frustrated rock star - I'd much rather be a rock star than a writer. Or…
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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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I used to think that: whenever I heard that someone had taken 10 years to write a novel, I'd think…
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More Allies Quotes
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Over the objections, where they sound like squealing pigs, over the objections of Romney and all his allies, we passed…
— Joe Biden
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The USDA is not our ally here. We have to take matters into our own hands, not only by advocating…
— Mark Bittman
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It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American…
— John Boehner
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We have no stronger ally anywhere in the world than Israel.
— John Boehner
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When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts,…
— John O. Brennan
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Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks…
— Madeleine Albright
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You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence.
— William S. Burroughs
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We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.
— George W. Bush
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The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.
— George W. Bush
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What I found when I became Secretary of State was a lot of doubts and a lot of concerns and…
— Hillary Clinton
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A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable ally in the battle for love.
— Leonard Cohen
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If you will have a person enslaved, the first thing you must do is convince yourself that the person is…
— Maya Angelou
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