In an earlier age, it might have been possible to believe that goodness would prevail over pride, but not anymore. The proud could be proud with impunity, because there was nobody to contradict him in his pride and because narcissism was no longer considered a vice. That was what the whole cult of celebrity was about, she thought; and we fêted these people and fed their vanity.
Alexander McCall SmithTags: vanity celebrity pride narcisissism
And food made with love, she thought, tasted better-everybody knew that. It just did.
Alexander McCall SmithIf we treated others with the consideration that one would give to those who only had a few days to live, then we would be kinder, at least.
Alexander McCall SmithTags: kindness consideration-of-others
It was always a mistake, she thought, to dwell on the cause of one's anger.
Alexander McCall SmithTags: anger
She had been seized with a sudden existential horror. The house had white carpets and white furniture and, most significantly, no books.
Alexander McCall SmithTags: books
Talking about pumpkins doesn't make them grow.
Alexander McCall SmithEverything is possible in love. In the heart of each of us there can be many rooms, and sometimes there are.
Alexander McCall SmithThe problem with being me, thought Isabel, as she walked along George IV Bridge, is that I keep thinking about the problem of being me.
Alexander McCall SmithAnd here, she said to herself, is the victim of the witch hunt, or its modern equivalent. Not much has changed. Witchcraft or sexual harassment: the tactics of persecution were much the same - the loathed enemy was identified and then demonised.
Alexander McCall SmithNobody enjoys being on display," said Isabel. But then she thought: Some do, and so she added, "Except actors. And narcissists.
Alexander McCall SmithTags: actors narcissists
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