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I was petrified of making a mistake—head-banging to the wrong song or not hard enough, or thinking a guitar solo was over when it wasn't. A rule of thumb is that if the guitar solo is by Led Zep or Lynyrd Skynyrd then it's not over. Ever.
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― The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons And Growing Up Strange
― The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons And Growing Up Strange
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There has been some talk (but not enough) about the political and social consequences of the devolution fiasco three years ago, but none at all about the cultural consequences. At the time my friends were startled and mystified when I told them what a blow the result had been to me, not as a person but as a novelist who thought his mission was to portray the Scottish people. I could not see how any writer could portray with enthusiasm and conviction a nation that had so little faith in itself as
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― The Scottish Review: Arts and Environment 27
― The Scottish Review: Arts and Environment 27
