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" As soon as you've written it, you're thinking about how it can move into different mediums. "

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" I'm the worst employee in the world. I'll cheat and steal time and resources from my employer, although I'll con everybody into believing I'm essential to the operation. "

" I created something that became a phenomenon without becoming a prisoner to it. "

" I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself. "

" When a town doesn't have a book store, it is like something is missing, and unfortunately, fewer and fewer have them. "

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" Sometimes a book influences me because it winds me up. There'll be something that gets under my skin and makes me think that I can do better. "

" I just write the stuff I want to at the time, what feels right for me. "

" People think if you're working class, there has to be some fascist element underneath. "

" It's very difficult to be objective about yourself and your own circumstances, but one thing I do know about is that I grew up surrounded by storytellers. "

" It's ironic that the growth of Scottish nationalism has precipitated in the English the sort of hand-wringing the Scots have always done over who they are. "

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" I think the silences we have on some issues are inductive of the fact that we need to write about them more, but I think there are some issues you have to write in a sensitive way and in a way that respects the reality of the situation. If you can't do that, you should leave them alone. "

" I'd always liked to read, but when I picked up books I wasn't getting the same kind of excitement from them that I was from going out clubbing. I wanted to get the same kind of feel. "

" It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element. "

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" I'm probably a natural uncle. I can take the kids out and have fun with them and look after them, and I can be Mr. Popular. But actually having to do the grind? That stuff just doesn't appeal at all. "

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" When I first started to get into writing, it was via music. I'd generate ideas for songs that would turn into stories, then they'd turn into novels. I was biased toward music. "

" I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships. "

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