It was time to take the pumpkin out of the pot and eat it. In the final analysis, that was what solved these big problems of life. You could think and think and get nowhere, but you still had to eat your pumpkin. That brought you down to earth. That gave you a reason for going on. Pumpkin.
Alexander McCall SmithI have three older sisters, so we were a reasonably large family and, in general, a happy one.
Alexander McCall SmithIt's through the small things that we develop our moral imagination, so that we can understand the sufferings of others.
Alexander McCall SmithRitual is a terribly important, binding cement in a society. If we abandon formality and rituals, we're actually weakening the relationships that exist between people that bind.
Alexander McCall Smith