Irvine Welsh Quotes
I think the silences we have on some issues are inductive of the fact that we need to write about them more, but I think there are some issues you have to write in a sensitive way and in a way that respects the reality of the situation. If you can't do that, you should leave them alone.
Irvine Welsh
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Johnny Borrell
Razorlight
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Joe Kennedy III
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Bikram Choudhury
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
Pablo Casals
I think the silences we have on some issues are inductive of the fact that we need to write about them more, but I think there are some issues you have to write in a sensitive way and in a way that respects the reality of the situation. If you can't do that, you should leave them alone.
Irvine Welsh
