Alexander McCall Smith Quotes

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Alexander McCall Smith

Profession : Writer

Birth : August 24, 1948

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

Alexander McCall Smith

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

Alexander McCall Smith

Any author of fiction will tell you that characters don't need to be told what to do.

Alexander McCall Smith

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

Wherever I go in the world, people all know about Scotland Street and are always asking me about what's going to happen to the characters next.

Alexander McCall Smith

Who can't like pigs? They're wonderful creatures! I've always liked pigs.

Alexander McCall Smith

A very powerful theme in fiction is that of loss.

Alexander McCall Smith

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

Alexander McCall Smith

I would never inflict my bassoon on anybody really other than the long suffering audiences that come to the concerts of The Really Terrible Orchestra; which actually is really terrible.

Alexander McCall Smith

The wider your readership, the greater the chances of offending your readers.

Alexander McCall Smith