Author: Alexander McCall Smith

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Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

- Alexander McCall Smith

That my philosophy of life is, as far as possible, one of enjoyment. I'm not nihilistic.

That my philosophy of life is, as far as possible, one of enjoyment. I'm not nihilistic.

- Alexander McCall Smith

I have three older sisters, so we were a reasonably large family and, in general, a happy one.

I have three older sisters, so we were a reasonably large family and, in general, a happy one.

- Alexander McCall Smith

Well, I'd say all of us are a combination of moods and emotions. In my day to day life I don't go around skipping, but at times one can feel sheer exhilarating joy at the world.

Well, I'd say all of us are a combination of moods and emotions. In my day to day life I don't go around skipping, but at times one can feel sheer exhilarating joy at the world.

- Alexander McCall Smith

It's through the small things that we develop our moral imagination, so that we can understand the sufferings of others.

It's through the small things that we develop our moral imagination, so that we can understand the sufferings of others.

- Alexander McCall Smith

The Okavango Delta is an astonishing sight: the great Okavango River, rather than flow towards the sea, flows inland, into the sands of the Kalahari.

The Okavango Delta is an astonishing sight: the great Okavango River, rather than flow towards the sea, flows inland, into the sands of the Kalahari.

- Alexander McCall Smith

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.

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

But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably haven't read them.

But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably haven't read them.

- Alexander McCall Smith

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