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Alexander McCall Smith

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Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.

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You can’t do business without money, of course, because that’s how it works, but I’m not in business only for money.

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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.

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April 21, 2024

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.

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April 21, 2024

You can’t do business without money, of course, because that’s how it works, but I’m not in business only for money.

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