Scottish Quotations - Collected by David Ross

This portable and entertaining 160-page paperback volume of Scottish Quotations features wit and wisdom from a broad range of thinkers and notables, old and new, all with ties to Scotland. Scottish life is filled with earthy eloquence. And Scottish literature is another source of rich quotations.  The bulk of this book is organized thematically, with sections on Childhood, Religion, Politics, Food & Drink, the Seasons, Work, War and more. There is, as one might expect, a section devoted exclusively to the insights of Robert Burns, but there quotes from everyone from Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Billy Connolly, Lulu, and J.M Barrie, to Annabel Goldie, Irvine Welsh, Willa Muir, David Byrne (born in Scotland!), and many more. A great little book to thumb through with friends while sharing a pint or a dram.