Hugh MacDiarmid Quotations

In spite of all their kind some elements of worth With difficulty persist here and there on earth.

Scotland small? Our multiform, infinite Scotland SMALL?

There are plenty of ruined buildings in the world but no ruined stones.

Our principal writers have nearly all been fortunate in escaping regular education.

The number of people who can copulate properly may be few; the number who can write well are infinitely fewer.

Football fanaticism and high intellect seldom go together.

It is time we in Scotland put England in its proper place and instead of our leaning on England and taking inspiration from her, we should lean and turn to Europe, for it is there our future prosperity lies.