Outwith Quotes

#1. When universities are forced to recruit more and more from outwith Scotland just to balance the books, it is inevitable that doors are being slammed shut on some of our brightest talent.

Johann Lamont

#2. A vision from a universe where the Equal Rights Amendment
with its redefinition of personhood
is rejected by the house of deputies: A universe where to die is to become property and to be created outwith a gift of parental DNA is to be doomed to slavery.

Charles Stross

#3. If not, well, Libby didn't care anymore. She'd turn 17 in a few months, and that was practically 18

Angie Stanton

#4. If it weren't for men, this planet would be overrun with giant spiders.

Daniel Tosh

#5. The blues ain't nothin' but a botheration on your mind.

Memphis Slim

#6. I just want to tell her that I'm sorry, Wallow says softly. He doesn't know that I'm awake. He's talking to himself, or maybe to the ocean. There's not a trace of fear in his voice. And it's clear then that Wallow is a better brother than I could ever hope to be.

Karen Russell

#7. I decided that for me, Akosua, I will be my own nation."
As James listened to her speak, he felt something well up inside him as it had never done before. If he could, he would listen to her speak forever. If he could, he would join that nation she spoke of.

Yaa Gyasi

#8. I wasn't disturbing the peace, I was disturbing the war

Ammon Hennacy