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When a writer becomes a reader of his or her own work, a lot can go wrong. It's like do-it-yourself dentistry. ↗

— William Collins

#dentistry #do-it-yourself #go #her #his

Words like feminism or democracy scare me. They are words with barnacles on them, and you can't see what's underneath. ↗

— William Collins

#democracy #feminism #like #me #scare

I do miss Glasgow but Malibu is home now. I love it here and when I do go back to Scotland it takes me a bit of time to acclimatise. I am a spoilt so-and-so. I live in the mountains of Malibu in the most gorgeous house and I phone my mum every day and tell her that I have got bad news - that it is only 70 degrees here. ↗

— Tommy Flanagan

#back #bad #bad news #bit #day

One of the great problems of the world today is undoubtedly this problem of not being able to talk to scientists, because we don't understand science; they can't talk to us because they don't understand anything else, poor dears. ↗

— Michael Flanders

#anything #because #being #dears #else

The purpose of satire has been rightly stated as to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cosy half truth, and our job, as I see it, is to put it back again! ↗

— Michael Flanders

#back #been #comforting #half #i

Both Plockton and the Isle of Muck in north-west Scotland are incredibly beautiful. Sadly, Plockton has been discovered by tourists because it's where they shot Hamish Macbeth. ↗

— Arabella Weir

#because #been #both #discovered #incredibly

I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks. ↗

— Janet Flanner

#every #i #ink #out #soak

I don't believe gun owners have rights. ↗

— Sarah Brady

#gun #i #owners #rights

All you have to know is mathematically how many times to scratch it and when to let it go - when certain things will enhance the record you're listening to. ↗

— Grandmaster Flash

#certain things #enhance #go #how #know

As an individual I was known as the DJ or the mixer. ↗

— Grandmaster Flash

#i #individual #known #mixer