Quotes by Alexander McCall Smith

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Scottish/Zimbabwean writer and academic · Scottish

Scottish/Zimbabwean writer and academic

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“Tolerance was like one of those soothing creams—it drew out inflammation, it did away with the pain.”

— Alexander McCall Smith

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“I shall go and sit under a tree…. Which tree, Mma?... Oh, there are many trees in this life, she said. It does not matter which tree you choose, as long as you choose the right one.”

— Alexander McCall Smith

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“…did it make a difference if the remark never got back to the person about whom it was made? She thought not. The harm is done when the words are uttered: that is the act of belittlement, the act o...”

— Alexander McCall Smith

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“…one of those dreadful boarding schools. It was down on the South Coast. I think some very unpleasant things happened there…. So many lives were distorted by such cruelty. I know so many men who ha...”

— Alexander McCall Smith

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