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The Okavango Delta is an astonishing sight: the great Okavango River, rather than flow towards the sea, flows inland, into the sands of the Kalahari.
Alexander McCall Smith
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Alexander McCall Smith
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: August 24
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Alexander Sandy McCall Smith
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But we make such mistakes all the time, all through our lives. Wisdom, I suppose, is seeing this and acting upon it before it is too late. But it is often too late, isn't it? - and those things that we should have said are unsaid, and remain unsaid for ever.
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Simple questions--and simple answers--were what we needed in life. That was what Mma Ramotswe believed. Yes.
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My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colourful character and a keen reader who encouraged me to write.
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There is plenty of work for love to do.
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I've also long since realized that the way to really engage children is to give out prizes it's amazing how it concentrates their minds.
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It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.
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