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“Why not imagine a talk with a pumpkin? Why not imagine going off for a drive with a friendly pumpkin, a companion who would not, after all, answer back; who would agree with everything you said, and would at the end of the day appear on your plate as a final gesture of friendship?”

Book:The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine

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The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine

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Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith, born on August 24, 1948, is a renowned Scottish writer known for his light-hearted and thoughtful writing style. His most famous works include the 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series, which has gained him a wide readership around the world. more

“She had always understood that love could have an intense physical effect; could fill a space somewhere in the chest, could turn knees weak, could raise the pulse; could intoxicate, just as could a strong martini or a glass of champagne. Could, she thought, and would…but only if you allowed it, only if you opened whatever portals of the heart needed to be opened. And some people, of course, found it difficult to do that.”

Love Heart Alexander Mccall Smith

Book:At the Reunion Buffet

Source: At the Reunion Buffet

“Human history seems to me to be one long story of people sweeping down—or up, I suppose—replacing other people in the process.”

History Human History History Of Mankind Alexander Mccall Smith History Repeating Itself

Book:The Novel Habits of Happiness

Source: The Novel Habits of Happiness

“The winds must come from somewhere when they blow…There must be reasons why the leaves decay. (From Auden's "If I Could Tell You”

Wind Leaves Alexander Mccall Smith Winds

Book:The Novel Habits of Happiness

Source: The Novel Habits of Happiness