Quotes about Scotland

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I stood still, vision blurring, and in that moment, I heard my heart break. It was a small, clean sound, like the snappi — Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber
To see the years touch ye gives me joy", he whispered, "for it means that ye live. — Diana Gabaldon
I thought the force of my wanting must wake ye, surely. And then ye did come. . ." He stopped, looking at me with eyes g — Diana Gabaldon
It washed all over me and through me, into the floor and then it was gone. I never cried for my Da again after that, and — Cyndi Tefft
There was something more than a little satisfying about ripping the heart out of someone the moment before they expected — Kerrigan Byrne, The Scot Beds His Wife
Still pleasant as a cornered hedgehog, and as well mannered as a badger, I see. — Kerrigan Byrne, The Scot Beds His Wife
Samantha imagined that in another life, she and Alison could have, indeed, been friends. Had she not been about to rob t — Kerrigan Byrne, The Scot Beds His Wife
For 3 million you could give everyone in Scotland a shovel, and we could dig a hole so deep we could hand her over to Sa — Frankie Boyle
More bloodshed followed, as brother fought brother and religion battled religion in the age-old nonsense of settling who — Steve Alten, The Loch
In prehistoric times, early man was bowled over by natural events: rain, thunder, lightning, the violent shaking and mov — Signe Pike, Faery Tale: One Woman's Search for Enchantment in a Modern World
But I do like Scotland. I like the miserable weather. I like the miserable people, the fatalism, the negativity, the vio — James W. Robertson
People didn't really like McDonald's, same as her mum didn't really like Catholicism, but when you were new in town, at — Christopher Brookmyre, Pandaemonium
People think we didn't have theatres in Scotland for centuries because the Church suppressed them. Well, perhaps. But yo — James Robertson, The Testament of Gideon Mack
If the surprise outcome of the recent UK referendum - on whether to leave or remain in the European Union - teaches us a — Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe
Freedom is an idea that no tyrant will ever crush. — Laurence Overmire, The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland
We Slovenians are even better misers than you Scottish. You know how Scotland began? One of us Slovenians was spending t — Slavoj Žižek
News of the death of James V on 14 December gave even further cause for rejoicing, because his heir was a week-old girl, — Alison Weir, Henry VIII: The King and His Court
I suppose there are some advantages to this place,' he admitted. 'I bet it's fucking raining in Stirling. — Christopher Brookmyre, Bedlam
Aye, it could', Ian added. 'It's many a time when I've walked alone on the misty moors of Scotland, the fog creeping in, — Terri Reid, Delayed Departures
Ah don't hate the English. They're just wankers. We are colonised by wankers. We can't even pick a decent, vibrant, heal — Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting