8 quotes found
Novelist · Scottish · 1956–2018
Scottish novelist (1956–2018)
“Dalia picked up her negligee. She didn't need my help, it wasn't very heavy.”
“Being a Berlin cop in 1942 was a little like putting down mousetraps in a cage full of tigers.”
“The most interesting legal philosophy is German, so naturally I went to Germany, particularly to Berlin, quite a bit.”
“Believe me, I know a lot about harm's way. It turns sharp left off the road to Shitsville when you're least expecting it.”
“He was as obsequious as a Japanese ivy plant. Wringing his hands as if he hoped to squeeze the milk of human kindness from his fingernails, ...”
“Scotland is the only case in the world where the poor part of a territory wants to separate from the rich part. If independence came, one option is to keep the pound as its currency, so that all ec...”
“I will say that anyone who supports Scottish independence should go to Athens. Because nothing works. It is a disaster. It is a ruined, dirty place where people do not have money or future prospect...”
“Religion was quite a thing in our house - we were Baptists. Some Sundays I went to church three times. If there was a talk on missionary work in the afternoon, I could be there all bloody day. But ...”