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Alexander McCall Smith

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Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

Total quotes: 2

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Alexander McCall Smith

Birthname

AKA: Alexander Smith

Birthday: August 24, 1948

Educated At: University Of Edinburgh

Nationality: British, United Kingdom

Occupations: Writer, Professor, Poet Lawyer, Children's Writer, Novelist

Total quotes: 2

“That’s the curious thing about love, isn’t it? It makes very ordinary things seem special. It makes them seem so much more valuable than they really are.”

— Alexander McCall Smith, Trains and Lovers

Tagged: Love, Curiosity, Mystery, Special, Ordinary, Valuable

“There was no point in telling somebody not to cry, she had always thought; indeed there were times when you should do exactly the opposite, when you should urge people to cry, to start the healing that sometimes only tears can bring. But if there was a place for tears of relief, there might even be a place for tears of pride.”

— Alexander McCall Smith, The Good Husband of Zebra Drive

Tagged: Crying, Relief, Pride

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