William McIlvanney Quotes

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Who thinks the law has anything to do with justice? It's what we have because we can't have justice.

William McIlvanney

Just as the apparent openness of rectitude will have its hidden places where foul things moulder in the dark, so, in the shadowed lives of those outside the law may sometimes be found concealed honesty and naive ideals.

William McIlvanney

William McIlvanney

William McIlvanney

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Born: November 25, 1936

Died: December 5, 2015 (aged 79)

Bio: William McIlvanney was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He was known as Willie by friends and acquaintances.

Known for:

Laidlaw (1977)
Docherty (1975)
The Papers of Tony Veitch (1983)
Strange Loyalties (1991)
Remedy is None (1966)

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