“How stagnant and tepid the whole British political scene is now is just beyond belief.” Quote by Irvine Welsh
“Just lock myself in a room, stop answering emails, stop answering the phone and I come out with something.” RoomsPhonesLocksEmailAnswering The Phone Author:Irvine Welsh
“When I go to places and do book tours, I don't really like doing traditional bookshops. It's nice to walk people through something instead of just standing up in a bookstore.” PeopleBookWalksNiceStandingTraditionalBookstoresBookshops Author:Irvine Welsh
“You can argue about violence. It's destructive, but people are inherently violent in a lot of ways. Abusing drugs is always bad for people and bad for society, but the whole notion of festival is tied up with intoxication.” PeopleWayWholeViolenceDrugNotionArguingViolentDestructiveTiedFestivalsIntoxicationTied Up Author:Irvine Welsh
“People love talking about their jobs. Take them out, buy them lunch or take them for a beer and they'll talk about their job, provided they know that you're going to respect their anonymity.” PeopleKnowsJobsTalkingBeerLunchAnonymity Author:Irvine Welsh
“I'm not interested in details that might get someone into trouble. I'm more interested in generalities rather than the particulars, as a journalist would be. Names, dates and times don't interest me at all. I'm interested in feelings and emotions. Most people are game, once they realize that you're on the level as far as that's concerned and you're not about exposing them, then they feel quite free to talk about it. Police officers and social workers are no exception.” PeopleFeelsFeelingsMightWould BeGamesNamesSocialInterestRealizingLevelsEmotionTroubleConcernedPoliceWorkersDetailsJournalistExceptionOfficersNot InterestedFeelings And EmotionsPolice OfficerExposingSocial WorkerGeneralities Author:Irvine Welsh
“You write people as human beings first and then the gender specific stuff second.” PeopleWritingFirstsHumansStuffHuman BeingsGender Author:Irvine Welsh
“The readers get younger all the time, and we're getting older.” ReaderGetting OldGetting Older Author:Irvine Welsh
“The books that are really valuable are the books that evoke a sense of place.” BookValuableEvokeSense Of Place Author:Irvine Welsh
“I can see why the Russians love Robert Burns, I think that Russians and Koreans have a very similar outlook to Scots.” ThinkingI CanOutlookKoreanScots Author:Irvine Welsh