I'm more of a warrior than you'll ever be. I believe in the class war. I believe in the battle of the sexes. I believe in my tribe. I believe in the righteous, intelligent clued-up section of the working classes against the brain-dead moronic masses as well as the mediocre, soulless bourgeoisie.
Irvine WelshI think that a lot of people on the left are gonna get tired of fighting gun laws, so they're gonna embrace gun culture. I think when that happens, you've got serious, serious trouble.
Irvine WelshIt wis like auld times, but in a sense that only served tae remind us ay how much things hud changed.
Irvine WelshI don't think that the Scots are happy to drift into Britain becoming the poorest of the poor, sub-American 51st state.
Irvine WelshJust lock myself in a room, stop answering emails, stop answering the phone and I come out with something.
Irvine WelshYou have to let people express themselves in the way that they need to express themselves. You have to express yourself in any way possible, provided you're prepared to live with the consequences.
Irvine WelshWhen you think about what Homo sapiens are about, you almost feel that we are replacing ourselves. We won't be able to breathe and breed on this earth, so we replace ourselves with androids that can do. The androids can go up into space and take the future of humanity forward because maybe we just bow out with a carbon-based epoch.
Irvine Welsh