"Witches never existed, except in people’s minds. All……" — Ian Rankin
"Witches never existed, except in people’s minds. All there was in the olden days was women and some men who believed in herbal cures and in folklore and in the wish to fly. Witches? We’re all witches in one way or another. Witches was the invention of mankind, son. We’re all witches beneath the skin."
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29 Quotes by Ian Rankin
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War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could be divisive.
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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 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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