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Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

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To lose a child... was something that could end one’s world. One could never get back to how it was before. The stars went out. The moon disappeared. The birds became silent  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) We don’t forget... Our heads may be small, but they are as full of memories as the sky may sometimes be full of swarming bees, thousands and thousands of memories, of smells, of places, of little things that happened to us and which came back, unexpectedly, to remind us who we are  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) The good were worthy of note because they battled and that battle was a great story, whereas the evil were evil because of moral laziness, or weakness, and that was ultimately a dull and uninteresting affair  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) The previously unloved may find it hard to believe that they are now loved; that is such a miracle, they feel; such a miracle  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) If your ceiling should fall down, then you have lost a room, but gained a courtyard. Think of it that way  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) There are many women whose lives would be immeasurably improved by widowhood, but one should not always point that out  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) Be content with who you are and where you are, and do whatever you can do to bring to others such contentment, and joy, and understanding that you have managed to find yourself  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) We all know that it is women who take the decisions, but we have to let men think that the decisions are theirs. It is an act of kindness on the part of women  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) I’ve always had a creative urge and I get immense satisfaction from creating something because it feels like I’m making sense of the world and imposing order on it  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) The telling of a story, like virtually everything in this life, was always made all the easier by a cup of tea  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) The point about love, the essential point, was that we loved what we loved. We did not choose. We just loved  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) A life without stories would be no life at all. And stories bound us, did they not, one to another, the living to the dead, people to animals, people to the land?  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) Most people want nothing to happen. That is the problem with governments these days. They want to do things all the time; they are always very busy thinking of what things they can do next. That is not what people want. People want to be left alone to look after their cattle  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) It is not enough just to identify a problem; there are plenty of people who were very skilled at pointing out what was wrong with the world, but they were not always so adept at working out how these things could be righted  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) One of the most destructive things that's happening in modern society is that we are losing our sense of the bonds that bind people together - which can lead to nightmares of social collapse  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) It's through the small things that we develop our moral imagination, so that we can understand the sufferings of others  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) It seems to me that we're in danger of losing sight of certain basic civic values in society by allowing the growth of a whole generation of people who really have no sense of attachment to society  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) I've also long since realized that the way to really engage children is to give out prizes; it's amazing how it concentrates their minds  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) I have three older sisters, so we were a reasonably large family and, in general, a happy one  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) I cannot see myself in a new car. I am a tiny white van person. That is what I want!  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) The problem, of course, was that people did not seem to understand the difference between right and wrong. They needed to be reminded about this, because if you left it to them to work out for themselves, they would never bother. They would just find out what was best for them, and then they would call that the right thing. That’s how most people thought  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) I’m very interested in tea. I wouldn’t mind being involved in some aspect of the tea industry  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) I just focus on getting the first scene right, with a few lines about the overall plot, and then the book grows organically  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) Botswana is actually very peaceful. It’s democratic. It never was in debt. They’ve been fortunate, they’ve had diamonds  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably haven't read them  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) Any author of fiction will tell you that characters don’t need to be told what to do  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) Every novel presents a slice of life. A noir policier for example presents one slice, one that perhaps addresses social dysfunction or some sort of pathology, while mine present a slice that is more upbeat and affirmative  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) As a writer, I have readers who will have a range of political views. I don’t think they look to me for political guidance  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colorful character and a keen reader who encouraged me to write  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes) As a writer I’ve learned certain lessons. One of them is to be careful about how you put a view, and to bear in mind how easily and readily you’ll be misinterpreted  (Alexander McCall Smith Quotes)
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