I cannot see myself in a new car. I am a tiny white van person. That is what i want!

It would be wonderful to have a guru; it would be like having a social worker or a personal trainer, not that people who had either of these necessarily appreciated the advice they received.

The good were worthy of note because they battled and that battle was a great story, whereas the evil were evil because of moral laziness, or weakness, and that was ultimately a dull and uninteresting affair.

I cannot see myself in a new car. I am a tiny white van person. That is what i want!

Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age.

Every novel presents a slice of life. A noir policier for example presents one slice, one that perhaps addresses social dysfunction or some sort of pathology, while mine present a slice that is more upbeat and affirmative.

Simple questions--and simple answers--were what we needed in life. That was what Mma Ramotswe believed. Yes.