The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee Quotes

“She had never complained very much; life, she thought, had never been fair, and although you might combat unfairness when you encountered it, your efforts would never be enough. You made the most of what you had; you did your best, and, as far as you could, you helped others along the way. In”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“I have no particular desire to see a lion in the wild,” he said. “I like the idea of lions, but that’s as far as it goes. Lions are useful for metaphor, I suppose.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“Nicola returned to the kitchen, where she switched on the kettle for tea. The making of tea was a very common response to an emergency; it shouldn’t make a difference to the way in which events unfold, but it did. I’ll put the kettle on is a powerful phrase, psychosomatically. What great international crisis might not be defused, at least temporarily, if those who determined the fate of millions sat down together over a cup of tea?”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“Angus sighed. ‘We live in an age of exhibitionism,’ he said. ‘And exhibitionism goes hand in hand with the weakening of the concept of the private. That inevitably leads, some argue, to a coarsening of sensibilities.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“Our language limited us, no matter what our aspirations to nuance and subtlety might be: perhaps the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis was correct after all: the extent of our inner lives depended on having the words to describe it.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“People were always telling dogs that they were good: “good dog” was the most common compliment paid to dogs, while nobody ever said “good cat”. Indeed, uttering “good cat” would result in a cold stare from whatever cat to whom the remark was addressed. Good cat? Moi?”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“It would not do to be late for cold-water therapy, lest one find the instructor frozen to death by the time one arrives.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“Have you noticed how discourtesy and aggression are infecting our public life? What happened to gentleness?”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“hate the thought that it’s still going on,’ said Ben, wiping at his eyes. ‘Different battles, of course. Different places. But it’s still happening, isn’t it? There are still young guys . . .’ ‘Fighting old men’s battles?’ said Donald. ‘Yes. Humanity doesn’t exactly learn quickly – if at all.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“What did Auden say? In headaches and in worry, vaguely life leaks away . .”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“You could never really move on, Irene pointed out to friends who had talked of moving on: we are what we are, which is an accumulation of experiences and attitudes, and we can never rid ourselves of our past.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee

“I sometimes feel that I have almost found what I am looking for, and then I see that it isn’t there after all.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee