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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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: scottish
Birth: August 24, 1948

Topics

Focus Book First Right Just Plot

I'm not interested in meeting people's expectations, and I'm not interested in pleasing people.

John Frusciante

People Expectations Meeting Pleasing

Well, I think that part of being young is not exactly knowing why you do some of the things that you do. And it's by exploring your life or experimenting or making mistakes and learning from them hopefully that you start to forge an identity.

Stephen Chbosky

Life Learning Mistakes Identity You

I like movies where you can come back and re-watch them and admire the cinematography 25 years later.

You Back Movies Admire Years Where

I think we have a great opportunity as fighters and athletes to be good role models. I'm by no means perfect, but I think we can try.

Good Opportunity Great Think Perfect

Although it's only the beginning of the championship, I am very surprised at my capability.

Beginning I Am Championship Only Am

Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.

Rich Important Nothing More Bliss

I've certainly had a number of failures along the way, depending on my own instincts and creativity, some fairly celebrated, at least during their time.

Time Creativity Way My Own Own Some

And I don't have any specific steps to take because I don't start the same way every time. But there is a knowing when it's enough and you can leave it alone.

Alone Time Start Enough You Way

No one can doubt that the sufferings of the sober, virtuous woman, in legal subjection to the mastership of a drunken, immoral husband and father over herself and children, not only from physical abuse, but from spiritual shame and humiliation, must be such as the man himself can not possibly comprehend.

Susan B. Anthony

Father Children Woman Man Spiritual

I bet on the game of baseball and I bet on my team, even the mistakes I made, I have to take a different look at someone betting against their own team... that's throwing the game.

Mistakes Baseball Team Game Someone

Your gut is always right.

Sharon Osbourne

Right Always Gut Your

More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery.

Thomas Traherne

Happiness More Company Misery Does

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