War created bizarre allies, while peace itself could be divisive.

“1446, that's when the foundations were laid. It took forty years to complete.""…”

“You wouldn't think you could kill an ocean, would you? But we'll do it one day.…”

“It seemed to him a very Edinburgh thing. Welcoming, but not very.”

“It was the laughter of birthdays, of money found in an old pocket.”