The Prime of Bertie Pollock Quotes

“We all meet so many people in this life, but it can often be a matter of complete chance whether we are fortunate enough to meet the ones we can get on with.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Prime of Bertie Pollock

“I support the idea that our beliefs must be evidence-based.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Prime of Bertie Pollock

“there are times in your life when you think nothing will ever improve. But you’re wrong, you know, because things do get better as you get a bit older. And the important thing is to remember that – so that when things seem really bad, you can think about how they’ll be when they’re better.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Prime of Bertie Pollock

“Universities are businesses these days, aren’t they? The professors don’t run them any longer. And they’re mainly interested in making money.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Prime of Bertie Pollock

“Migrants, she thought, are people. To many they may just be numbers; to themselves, they are people.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Prime of Bertie Pollock