A life without stories would be no life at all. And stories bound us, did they not, one to another, the living to the dead, people to animals, people to the land? Alexander McCall Smith More Quotes by Alexander McCall Smith More Quotes From Alexander McCall Smith You do not have to ladle on the impasto to make a point about human frailty or ambitions. Alexander McCall Smith point human about you Serial novels have an unexpected effect; they hook the writer as well as the reader. Alexander McCall Smith well effect hook unexpected I think people in Botswana are pleased that my books paint a positive picture of their lives and portray the country as being very special. They've made a great success of their country, and the people are fed up with the constant reporting of only the problems and poverty of the continent. They welcome something which puts the positive side. Alexander McCall Smith welcome success positive people 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 street me people world 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 never orchestra suffering long I've certainly always had a very high regard for Botswana and so I paint a very good picture of the country and I've never pretended to be painting an entirely realistic picture. Alexander McCall Smith picture good painting country
