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She was proud of her build, which was in accordance with the old Botswana ideas of beauty, and she would not pander to t — Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
Human history seems to me to be one long story of people sweeping down—or up, I suppose—replacing other people in the pr — Alexander McCall Smith, The Novel Habits of Happiness
She had always understood that love could have an intense physical effect; could fill a space somewhere in the chest, co — Alexander McCall Smith, At the Reunion Buffet
People don’t talk about mercy very much these days—it has a rather old-fashioned ring to it. but it exists and its power — Alexander McCall Smith, At the Reunion Buffet
…the world was a vale of tears—it always had been. — Alexander McCall Smith, At the Reunion Buffet
Can you forgive her? Can you do that?There was no response.Because if you can start to forgive, then it will become easi — Alexander McCall Smith, At the Reunion Buffet
Men, she thought, were odd about their clothes: they liked to wear the same things until they became defeated and thread — Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
It shall be an offence for any man, either a husband or other person of the male sex, married or otherwise, being over t — Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
It was a voice that you felt you had to listen to—or you ignored at your peril. — Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
There is a tidal wave of ignorance, Mma Ramotswe. It is a great tidal wave and it will drown all of us if we are not car — Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
That is the problem with governments these days. They want to do things all the time — they are always very busy thinking of what things they can do next. That is not what people want. People want to be left alone to look after their cattle.
And the memory made her humble — for we should not forget what it is to be young and to have ideas and attitudes that may later seem so fanciful.
What we have, we all must lose—that applied to everything, even to that which we thought we had the greatest right. We w — Alexander McCall Smith, At the Reunion Buffet
…there is faith and faith. One form of faith is actual practice—the rituals and so on—the other form of faith involves a — Alexander McCall Smith, At the Reunion Buffet
There was a great deal of progress being made, right under their noses, particularly in Africa, and this progress was go — Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
Tolerance was like one of those soothing creams—it drew out inflammation, it did away with the pain. — Alexander McCall Smith, At the Reunion Buffet
I shall go and sit under a tree…. Which tree, Mma?... Oh, there are many trees in this life, she said. It does not matte — Alexander McCall Smith, The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
…did it make a difference if the remark never got back to the person about whom it was made? She thought not. The harm i — Alexander McCall Smith, The Novel Habits of Happiness
…one of those dreadful boarding schools. It was down on the South Coast. I think some very unpleasant things happened th — Alexander McCall Smith, The Novel Habits of Happiness