Allan Massie

Allan Massie (born 1938) is a Scottish journalist, columnist, sports writer and novelist.

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    We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible.
    Allan Massie (b. 1938)

    I stand amid the roar
    Of a surf-tormented shore,
    And I hold within my hand
    Grains of the golden sand—
    How few! yet how they creep
    Through my fingers to the deep,
    While I weep—while I weep!
    —Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

    Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He’s the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war.
    —Allan Massie (b. 1938)