Edinburgh Quote by Ian Rankin Download Open image “It seemed to him a very Edinburgh thing. Welcoming, but not very.” — Ian Rankin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Edinburgh Welcome
What I loved about Edinburgh was being able to walk to work through a beautiful place. — Roger Allam Copy Share Image
Glasgow is less polite than Edinburgh but that's a good thing - they keep it very real. — Nik Kershaw Copy Share Image
I'm sad to say that I've never really kept in touch with my Scottish roots. We never went up there when I was a… — David Essex Copy Share Image
It's obviously such a huge honour to be spoken about by someone like Sir Alex, never mind the nice things he was saying about… — Scott McTominay Copy Share Image
“And Edinburgh. He was proud of Edinburgh too, and of Scotland; and why not? Why should one not be proud of one's country -… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
Edinburgh is my adopted home. It's a place where I wanted to come and live, and I managed to arrange my life so it… — Peter Higgs Copy Share Image
I used to say Edinburgh was a beautiful actress with no talent. I thought it was just like a shortbread tin. I think that's… — Michelle Gomez Copy Share Image
“If I had to pick two words to describe Edinburgh, I would tell you that it's majestic and beautiful. Really, really old, but somehow… — L.H. Cosway Copy Share Image
I always feel that when I come to Edinburgh, in many ways I am coming home. — Alan Rickman Copy Share Image
You need a great idea, but then you've got to carry it through. If you get it right, you're going to be a critical… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
In 1991, I won the Chandler Fulbright Prize, which came with $20,000 and the stipulation of spending six months in the U.S. — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
When I was in my early 20s and still at uni, I won a short-story competition: £200 was the prize. — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
“1446, that's when the foundations were laid. It took forty years to complete." "Sounds like some builders I know," Rebus said. "Can't you feel… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, I won't know whodunnit until maybe two thirds of the way through. Until then, I know as little as my detective.… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
My mother worked in a school canteen - then worked in the canteen of a chicken factory. Every Friday, the pay packet money would… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
I am, of course, a frustrated rock star - I'd much rather be a rock star than a writer. Or own a record shop.… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
I don't want the books to become PR exercises for the police; I want to have the freedom to write about cops who cross… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
“...despite rumors to the contrary, you're on the side of the angels. (...) Whether you like it or not.” — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
Rebus was eating breakfast in the canteen and wishing there was more caffeine in the coffee, or more coffee in the coffee come to… — Ian Rankin Copy Share Image
I would like to go to Russia very much — although the bastards murdered half my family. — Prince Philip Copy Share Image
Many people have heard the remarkable example of devotion involving a Skye terrier dog who worked for a Scottish shepherd named Old Jock. In… — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Copy Share Image
If you're not keen on crowds, it might be best to give Edinburgh a miss during festival time when it can get extremely busy. — Dexter Fletcher Copy Share Image
“The writing talent of Edinburgh is textured - we have poets, novelists, non-fiction writers, dramatists and more.” — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
I have to say I like Edinburgh, but I'm not a big fan of the Festival - I like it but I'm not a… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
I was an adult and I was in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I was performing in this cave - they used to bury the… — Rhys Darby Copy Share Image
I have an older brother and an older sister - and they had the time of their lives at university. They were at Newcastle… — Rose Leslie Copy Share Image
There's no leaving Edinburgh, No shifting it around: it stays with you, always. — Alan Bold Copy Share Image
I love Scotland. Edinburgh is a beautiful city and has a wonderful tradition of supporting the arts. — Peter Hambleton Copy Share Image
I used to say Edinburgh was a beautiful actress with no talent. I thought it was just like a shortbread tin. I think that's… — Michelle Gomez Copy Share Image
“It's easy to identify tourists on Edinburgh's Royal mile. They're the ones bound in knitted scarves, wearing puffa jackets and woolly hats no matter… — Gabriella Bennett Copy Share Image
