Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Lewis Grassic Gibbon, the pen name of James Leslie Mitchell, was a prominent Scottish writer best known for his classic trilogy "A Scots Quair," which vividly portrays early 20th-century rural Scotland. Born in 1901, his works capture the essence of Scottish culture and identity, blending lyrical prose with social commentary. Gibbon's contribution to Scottish literature remains influential, reflecting the struggles and resilience of his native land until his untimely death in 1935.
Book summaries for books written by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Quotes
I'll no' forget how you kissed me at the door, Chris, and I'll no' forget the bairn nor you, my woman.
We're all feart at times, it's only human.
The old order changeth, yielding place to new, God fulfils himself in many ways.
The sun had gone in and the light was failing, the gloaming was falling.
The old names and the old ways are dead, Scotland's got to scrap the past and get on with the future.
It's the folk who say they're no' caring that's often the ones that's caring the most.
There's times when you've got to fight and times when you've got to yield, ken, and yieldin' doesna mean you're beaten.
You canna fight the world, and if you cannae fight it, then you'll have to lie down under it and take the kicking of it.
The world's a terrible place, and ye must try to be one of the bright spots in it.
There's times when a woman's got to be stronger than men.
What you got to do, you got to do, and no use thinking of what you might have done.
It was the end of the world, and the end of the world was a time to be good in.