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I would certainly never consider myself a Renaissance Man; I'm not fit to look at the dust from the chariot wheels of many of those who have gone before me.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: Before Certainly Consider Dust Fit Gone Look Man Many Me Myself Never Renaissance Those Wheels Who Would

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Oh I love gadgets and I pride myself on keeping at the cutting edge of technology.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: Cutting Cutting Edge Edge Gadgets Keeping Love Myself Oh Pride Technology I Love

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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

Topics: Also Amazing Children Engage Give How Long Minds Out Prizes Realized Really Since Way

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Edinburgh used to be a haughty city.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: City Edinburgh Haughty Used

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Writing fiction, I really just sit there and it just comes.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: Fiction Just Really Sit Writing

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Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: Age Bear Face Harsh Obviously Witness Writers

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Fiction is able to encompass books that are bleak and which dwell on the manifold and terrible problems of our times. But I don't think that all books need to have that particular focus.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: Able Bleak Books Dwell Encompass Fiction Focus Need Our Particular Problems Terrible Think Times Which

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My Botswana books are positive, and I've never really sought to deny that. They are positive. They present a very positive picture of the country. And I think that that is perfectly defensible given that there is so much written about Africa which is entirely negative.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: About Africa Books Country Deny Entirely Given Much Negative Never Perfectly Picture Positive Present Really Sought Think Very Which Written I Think

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Botswana is actually very peaceful. It's democratic. It never was in debt. They've been fortunate, they've had diamonds.

~Alexander Mccall Smith

Topics: Actually Been Debt Democratic Diamonds Fortunate Had Never Peaceful Very

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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

Topics: Guidance Look Me Political Political Views Range Readers Think Views Who Will Writer

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Writer

Born: August 24th, 1948

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