Revenge may be exacted a hundred times over in one sleepless night. The impulse, the dreaming intention, is human, normal, and we should forgive ourselves. But the raised hand, the actual violent enactment, is cursed. The maths says so. There’ll be no reversion to the status quo ante, no balm, no sweet relief, or none that lasts. Only a second crime. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves, Confucius said. Revenge unstitches a civilisation. It’s a reversion to constant, visceral fear.


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There are a lot of famous comedians from Liverpool, then obviously the Beatles, and the football clu...
IAN RUSH
This is why cup finals are so special because on the day anyone can beat anyone. That's what it&...
IAN RUSH
I was so shy when I was younger. When I first went to Liverpool I didn't say a word for a year.
IAN RUSH
You can enjoy yourself, but you need to look after yourself as well.
IAN RUSH
It's different from Liverpool. Boston seems to be a friendly place.
IAN RUSH
I love horse racing, I play golf, and I love travelling.
IAN RUSH
Mainly it's the parents who remember me. But the kids today, what they do is go and Google you. ...
IAN RUSH
Moving from Wales to Italy is like moving to a different country.
IAN RUSH
I've got a place in Portugal, which I like very much, but I've just been working in Malaysia...
IAN RUSH
I couldn't settle in Italy - it was like living in a foreign country.
IAN RUSH
In India, kids need someone to look up to. They've got it in cricket: they have Tendulkar and ot...
IAN RUSH
You've got to have a dream... if you don't have any big dreams, nothing happens.
IAN RUSH
I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm ...
IAN RANKIN
A lot of writers, especially crime writers, have an image that we think we're trying to keep up ...
IAN RANKIN
Right from the very beginning, I knew I wanted to write palpably Scottish fiction.
IAN RANKIN
No matter how many awards you've won or how many sales you've got, come the next book it'...
IAN RANKIN
My first novel was turned down by half a dozen publishers. And even after having published five or s...
IAN RANKIN
You need a great idea, but then you've got to carry it through. If you get it right, you're ...
IAN RANKIN
I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and...
IAN RANKIN
I'm often asked how I write books, but I don't think my approach is suitable for everyone. I...
IAN RANKIN
The most difficult part of any crime novel is the plotting. It all begins simply enough, but soon yo...
IAN RANKIN
I'm interested in Scotland now and then, how it's changed. I want to get the reader to think...
IAN RANKIN
I think writers have to be proactive: they've got to use new technology and social media. Yes, i...
IAN RANKIN
At all times, think like a writer, and keep those antennae twitching - that way, you pick up new ide...
IAN RANKIN
I've always written. At the age of six or seven, I would get sheets of A4 paper and fold them in...
IAN RANKIN
I remember back in the early '70s, when I had a disastrous Grand Prix, my wife, Lynn, said to me...
IAN MILLAR
It's always a thrill to wear the flag and ride for Canada in any competition, but especially the...
IAN MILLAR
I would never want to be selected to a team just because I am going to set a record. It's critic...
IAN MILLAR
I work out every morning for an hour while in front of the news channel or business channels, then I...
IAN MILLAR
When we train a horse to do a certain job, we're training the horse to be like a soldier, and ye...
IAN MILLAR
The minute I put my leg on a horse and say, 'Come on, let's go,' I absolutely believe th...
IAN MILLAR
Obviously, as you get a little older, you are not going to be quite as quick or quite as strong, and...
IAN MILLAR
If you persevere long enough, if you do the right things long enough, the right things will happen.
IAN MILLAR
I come from the liberal side of thinking: Better one guilty man should walk free than one innocent m...
IAN MCSHANE
Blackbeard is probably the most infamous pirate who ever lived. He's one of those characters for...
IAN MCSHANE