Alexander McCall Smith Quote

Poor Erik, muttered Anna. No, said Ulf. No. Not poor Erik—fortunate Erik. Anna gave Ulf a dubious look. But all he thinks of... ...is fishing. Yes, but does that make him unhappy? Quite the contrary: Erik is utterly happy. Erik is completely resolved.

Alexander McCall Smith

Poor Erik, muttered Anna. No, said Ulf. No. Not poor Erik—fortunate Erik. Anna gave Ulf a dubious look. But all he thinks of... ...is fishing. Yes, but does that make him unhappy? Quite the contrary: Erik is utterly happy. Erik is completely resolved.

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About Alexander McCall Smith

Sir Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith (born 24 August 1948) is a Scottish legal scholar and author of fiction. He was raised in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and was formerly Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He became an expert on medical law and bioethics and served on related British and international committees. He has since become known as a fiction writer, with sales in English exceeding 40 million by 2010 and translations into 46 languages. He is known as the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The "McCall" derives from his great-great-grandmother Bethea McCall, who married James Smith at Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, in 1833.