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“…did it make a difference if the remark never got back to the person about whom it was made? She thought not. The harm is done when the words are uttered: that is the act of belittlement, the act of diminishing the other, and it is that act which would cause pain to the victim. You said that about me? The wrong was located in the making of the cruel remark, rather than in the pain it might later cause.”

Book:The Novel Habits of Happiness

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The Novel Habits of Happiness

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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

“…one of the coasts of a country that was a lifeboat, and that lifeboat was under siege by people who wanted to be taken on board. She thought to the southern shores of Italy and the boats that came up from the south, crammed with the desperate of North Africa striving to get into Europe. The vessels capsized under their human cargo; there were people in the water, their dream coming to a watery end. How could one turn one’s face against all of that? What sort of person would one have to be to sail past?”

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Book:The Novel Habits of Happiness

Source: The Novel Habits of Happiness

“... i cuori degli uomini che sono molto lontani dal loro Paese sono pieni di tristezze.”

Africa Alexander Mccall Smith Precious Ramotswe Detective

Book:The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

Source: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

“«Siamo quelle che per prime hanno arato la terra quando Modise (Dio) la creò», recitava un antico poema setswana. «Noi siamo quelle che preparano il cibo. Noi siamo quelle che badano agli uomini quando sono ancora bambini, quando sono giovanotti e quando sono vecchi e in procinto di morire. Noi ci siamo sempre. Ma siamo solo donne, e nessuno ci vede.»”

Alexander Mccall Smith Precious Ramotswe Detective

Author:Alexander McCall Smith

“Love was a form of blindness that closed eyes of the most glaring faults. You could love a murderer, and simply not believe that your lover would do so much as crush a tick, let alone kill somebody.” (Pg.46)”