I’m always watching people over a short time frame, putting them in an extreme position. — Irvine Welsh
It’s different in scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such — Irvine Welsh
Sometimes there’s a snobbery among literary types that these people don’t really get it — Irvine Welsh
The establishment, the newspapers, they try to create something called scottish literature — Irvine Welsh
When people start writing there is this idea that you have to get everything right first time — Irvine Welsh
Writing is about culture and should be about everything. That’s what makes it what it is. — Irvine Welsh