Both my mum and dad were and are readers. They encouraged me to read...
But I didn’t like being read to. I always wanted the book in my own hands. ~@NicolaSturgeon #Wigtown20
But I didn’t like being read to. I always wanted the book in my own hands. ~@NicolaSturgeon #Wigtown20
Books and fiction for me have always been about learning about parts of the world or moments in history that I didn’t know about... The Color Purple has such a positive vibe about the human spirit and the power of friendship, how the human spirit overcomes adversity. ~Sturgeon
Fiction does have an impact... As a politician it’s important to have an insight into experiences you don’t have directly. Fiction is a good way of doing that. ~@NicolaSturgeon #Wigtown20
When you grow up in the central belt you can think of the north as if it’s a rural idyll. But novels like The Quaker by @LiamMcIlvanney and Sunset Song open your eyes to the rough and tough of the life there, and show you how difficult life can be. ~Sturgeon #Wigtown20
Reading is not a luxury. It’s an engine of social mobility ~@Damian_Barr #Wigtown20
Nicola Sturgeon is writing a diary. She tells @Damian_Barr she may publish it at some point in the future... #Wigtown20
Ali Smith’s writing is sublime. If you love Muriel Spark, you will love her. She’s so innovative in how she uses the novel form. ~@NicolaSturgeon #Wigtown20
If I could make one thing compulsory for politicians around the world it would be to read, and to read fiction. It broadens and changes your perspective. That is invaluable to anyone who is in a position of leadership. ~@NicolaSturgeon #Wigtown20
I try to read every night before I go to sleep, even if it’s only ten, fifteen, twenty minutes... I don’t get a lot of time to read but I try to make the most of the time I do get. If you don’t have a lot of time you tend to be more careful with the time you have. ~Sturgeon
