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      • I mistook myself for a scientific label
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      • King Kong
      • Margaret Maberley Gordon
      • O. G. S. Crawford
      • Owen Jones
      • Reducing the world to pure logic
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        • A timeline
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          • Dr Jeremy Isaacs
          • EPAD co-coordinator: Professor Craig Ritchie
          • National Clinical Director for Dementia: Professor Alistair Burns
          • NIHR National Director for Dementia Research: Professor Martin Rossor
          • Professor Iracema Leroi
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          • Professor of Biological Psychiatry (University of Southampton) – Professor Clive Holmes
          • Professor of Translational Neuroscience: Sir Simon Lovestone
          • Professor Sube Banerjee
        • Hide and Seek: conflicts of interest
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        • Key opinion leaders and Industry: Snakes, ladders and Monopoly
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          • The Bovaglie manuscript
        • Loinveg
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        • Scratches
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      • Janet B Wood
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      • Rev. I. M. Jolly
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These are selected quotes from the novel ‘How to stop time’ by Matt Haig

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  • About me
    • A few favourite films
    • Art by omphalos
    • Contact
    • Curriculum vitae
    • Dandie Dinmont
    • Declaration of interests
    • Deeside Tales: The stories of a small glen
    • Family films
    • Gauch
    • Glen Girnoc: to be humbled.
    • Hale Bopp
    • Hercules
    • Hole Ousia
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    • Important note about my films
    • Mavisbank: Repeats its Love
      • On Esca’s Flow’ry Bank: Mavisbank
    • Medical publications
    • Mossgrove
    • Omphatyp’
    • One word poems
    • Our cats
    • Peter’s poems
    • Peter’s ruinous films
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    • Sapere Aude
    • Stronmilchan
    • Testimonials for Dr P J Gordon
    • The Ageing Stone
    • The anatomy of emotion
    • The blue flower
    • The Royal Colleges and Sunshine Legislation
    • The son of a Bank Manager
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        • Here is where we meet
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      • A S Byatt
      • Adam Nicolson
      • Alexander McCall Smith
      • Ali Smith
      • Alice Hoffman
      • Andrew Greig
      • Annalena MacAfee
      • Anne Tyler
        • Vinegar Girl
      • Anthony Doerr
      • Candia McWilliam
      • Cesare Pavese
      • Charlotte Peacock
      • David Szalay
      • Deborah Levy
      • E M Forster
      • Emily Fridlund
      • Ernest Hemingway
      • Evelyn Waugh
        • Decline and Fall
      • Fiona Mozley
      • Ford Madox Ford
      • Fyodor Dostoyevsky
      • Gabriel García Marquez
      • Gavin Francis
      • George Orwell
      • George Saunders
      • Hanya Yanighara
      • Howard Jacobson
      • Iris Murdoch
      • J. D. Salinger
      • Janice Galloway
      • Jessie Burton
      • John Buchan
      • John Steinbeck
      • Julian Barnes
      • Lampedusa
      • Laurie Lee
      • Madeleine Thien
      • Marcel Proust
      • Margaret Drabble
      • Matt Haig
      • Max Porter
        • Lanny
      • Mohsin Hamid
      • Mukul Kesavan
      • Muriel Spark
      • Nan Shepherd
      • Oscar Wilde
      • Otessa Moshfegh
      • Penelope Fitzgerald
      • Richard Flanagan
      • Richard Holmes
      • Richard Yates
      • Roald Dahl
      • Robert Louis Stevenson
      • Robert Seethaler
      • Rudyard Kipling
      • Sara Baume
      • Sylvia Plath
      • Thomas Mann
      • Virginia Woolf
      • Vladimir Nabakov
      • Will Cohu
      • William Boyd
      • Yann Martel
  • in the world
    • A Sunshine Act for Scotland
      • ‘Listen, let the people petition and be heard’
      • Bring me a sunshine act: five minutes with . . . Peter Gordon
      • Key Opinion Leaders
      • Polypropylene Mesh Implants
      • Prescribed drug dependence and withdrawal
        • “FULLY BOOKED”
        • “Key Information on the use of antidepressants in Scotland”
        • “Villains and Demonisers”
        • 1 in 7
        • A letter in the Times
        • Antidepressant prescribing and “fully informed consent”
        • Antidepressant prescribing and informed consent
        • Paroxetine tablets [Film-Coated]
        • Psychiatry, dependent on its authority, is finding withdrawal seriously difficult
        • Science Media Centre
        • Scottish Government: Key Information on the use of antidepressants in Scotland
        • Special partnerships
        • Words and numbers should be used with equal care
      • The ‘Edinburgh Consensus’
        • ‘We will be making a prognosis not a diagnosis’
        • A timeline
        • Back in the driving seat: Industry
        • Declarations
          • Association of British Neurologists: Dr Richard Perry
          • Chair of Neuroradiology (University of Edinburgh): Professor Adam Waldman
          • Director of the Dementia Research Centre (UCL): Professor Nick Fox
          • Dr Jeremy Isaacs
          • EPAD co-coordinator: Professor Craig Ritchie
          • National Clinical Director for Dementia: Professor Alistair Burns
          • NIHR National Director for Dementia Research: Professor Martin Rossor
          • Professor Iracema Leroi
          • Professor John O’Brien
          • Professor of Biological Psychiatry (University of Southampton) – Professor Clive Holmes
          • Professor of Translational Neuroscience: Sir Simon Lovestone
          • Professor Sube Banerjee
        • Hide and Seek: conflicts of interest
        • ICJME declarations for the ‘Edinburgh Consensus’
        • Issues not considered in the ‘Edinburgh Consensus’
        • Key opinion leaders and Industry: Snakes, ladders and Monopoly
        • Mild Cognitive Impairment ‘faces extinction’
    • Architecture
      • Abbotsford
      • Bute House
      • Cabrach Shooting Lodge
      • Charles Brand Ltd
      • Dalhousie Memorial Arch
      • Glasgow Necropolis
      • Hermits and Termits
      • Hospitalfield House
      • Kinneil House
      • McCaig’s Tower, Oban
      • Moatbrae House, Dumfries
      • Monument to the Political Martyrs’
      • Old Royal High School, Edinburgh
      • Robert Adam
      • Scottish architectural follies
      • Temple of the Muses
      • The Red Road flats
      • The Wallace Monument
      • Tower of Glenstrae
    • Ardeer Explosive’s Factory
    • Bridges
      • Abergeldie foot bridge
      • Boat o’Brig
      • Forth Road Bridge
      • Kincardine Bridge (on Forth)
      • The Glenfinnan Viaduct
    • D.L.R.O.W
      • The mild cigar
    • Dunaskin Iron and Brick works
    • Earl’s Hill radio transmitter
    • Ena Scott
    • Glasgow Memory Clinic
    • landscapes (time held green)
      • Carsebreck
      • Cliff House
      • Duncryne
      • Garden Archaeology
      • Gauch
      • Glen Girnoc
        • Abergeldie castle
        • Bovaglie
          • Joseph Gordon’s journal of a voyage to Australia (1841-1842)
          • The Bovaglie manuscript
        • Loinveg
        • The Camlet
      • Glenbardy
      • Hannah Ann Stirling
      • Henrietta’s grave
      • Inchcolm island
      • Jock’s Road
      • Kilmadock churchyard
      • Leckie Glen
      • Little Sparta
      • Lochnagar
      • Mossgrove
      • Orchards
      • Peter Davidson
      • St Kilda
      • Stigliano, Tuscany, Italy
      • The Devil’s Pulpit
      • The Dragon’s Hole
      • The Fortingall Yew
      • The Hill
      • The John Muir Way
      • The living mountain
      • The Lost Garden of Dunira
      • The suicide graves
      • Tillybin
      • Wanzie
    • Mortar and Pestles
    • Mrs Picken
    • Necessity Brae
    • The bicycle tree
    • The Jam factory
    • Waverley
  • where time passes (listen)
    • Bridge of Allan
      • ‘A Lecropt Girl’
      • ‘Modern Bridge of Allan and some of its makers’ (1927)
      • 105 Henderson Street
      • Ashintrool
      • Borrowmeadow Farm
      • Bridge of Allan Highland Games
      • Bridge of Allan villagers of the 1830s
      • Chemists and Apothecaries
        • Charles Neil Rutherfoord
        • Gilbert Farie
        • Oswald Robertson
      • Craig Mair
      • Drumdruills
        • Rab Scott
      • Fernfield
      • Finn Russell
      • Glimpses of Local History
      • Hercules
      • Jerah
      • Keir Estate, Stirling
      • Keirfield
        • David Rutherfoord
      • Landmarks of Bridge of Allan
      • Lecropt and Larger Scotland
      • Memoir of Adam Baird (junior)
      • Millad
      • Miss Jessie lennox
      • Museum Hall
      • Old Village Worthies
      • Orchard House, Bridge of Allan
      • Our first village shop
      • Our village in old photographs and writings
      • Pictures of Bridge of Allan
      • Rev Charles Rogers
      • Robert Louis Stevenson
      • St Ann’s
      • Stevenson’s cave
      • The Cleopatra needle
      • The Fountain of Nineveh
      • The Olympic torch comes to Bridge of Allan
      • The Rutherfoord family: Ten summers fade
      • The Rutherford letters
      • The Wharrie Glen
      • The Wrights of Loss
      • Village doctors
        • Dr A. S. Biggart
        • Dr Alexander Paterson
        • Dr Balbirnie
        • Dr Eric Dow
        • Dr John Hossack Fraser
        • Dr John Stewart Rutherfoord
        • Dr Mary Baird Hannah
        • Dr William Haldane
        • Dr William Halliday Welsh
      • Wally Mint and the Wobblisks
    • Folk worth talking about
      • “Dr Frederick Adair”
      • Albert Bayne, DCM
      • Alexander Stevenson: first President of the SFA
      • Andy Murray
      • Angus John Campbell
      • Annie Graham Baird
      • Arthur
      • C. P. Snow
      • Captain Alexander Morrison
      • Clive Wright
      • David Bowie
      • David Harrowes
      • Davina Gordon
      • Dr Pat Beausang
      • Dr Quackleben
      • Drue Heinz
      • Elijah Wood
      • Ella Rae
      • Eric Redmond
      • Felix Feneon
      • Finn Russell
      • Fittie’s Tragic Harbourmaster
      • Geoffrey Jellicoe
        • Scratches
      • Gregory’s girl
      • Ian Collins
      • J. J. R. Macleod
      • James Woodburn Dunlop
      • Janet B Wood
      • John Glen Parker
      • John Marshall Scott
      • Johnston Shearer
      • Joseph Gordon
      • Lord Esher
      • Miss Christina Gib
      • My Great Uncle Peter
      • Nancy Prentice
      • Neil Findlay
      • Oswald Bates
      • Patrick Geddes
      • Peter Pan
      • Rashiebog
      • Rev Charles Rogers
      • Rev. I. M. Jolly
      • Robert Hutchison
      • Saad F Ghalib
      • Sally Scott
      • Sian
      • Sophia Jex-Blake
      • Tam Dalyell
      • The Lighthouse Georgesons
      • The Odd Dr Todd
      • The Owl Man
      • The Wizard of the North
      • Wally Mint and the Wobblisks
      • William Hay Leith Tester
    • Gilbert Farie
    • Ruins
      • 142 King Street, Aberdeen
      • Alloa Inch
      • Allt Catanach
      • Almond or Haining castle
      • Amisfield, Haddington
      • Argaty House
      • Arnhall castle
      • Arnmore House
      • Auchengray House
      • Auchmair
      • Auchtavan
      • Auld Fossoway
      • Avondale House
      • Badnaiska, Loch Awe
      • Balrossie
      • Bandeath armaments depot
      • Bank, Cabrach
      • Bannockburn House
      • Barbreck Mausoleum and Folly
      • Barnbarroch
      • Bishopsfauld
      • Blackwater Lodge, Cabrach
      • Boathouse, Blantyre
      • Bridgealehouse
      • Brucklay castle
      • Buck, Cabrach
      • Caldwell House
      • Cammo House and Estate
      • Carim Lodge
      • Carmichael House
      • Carmichael House
      • Carnock House
      • Carnsalloch
      • Carron House
      • Carstairs Mausoleum
      • Castle Cottage, Newport on Tay
      • Castle Newe
      • Castlehill Colliery
      • Charlotte’s Cave
      • Cherryton Brick Works
      • Clinterty
      • Club’s Tomb
      • Craigends House
      • Craighall castle
      • Craigmill cottage, Inverpeffray
      • Crawford Priory
      • Crawford Priory
      • Dalquharron
      • Dillot
      • Duke’s Tower, Colquhalzie
      • Dunalastair
      • Duncrub house
      • Dunglass Castle and Bell’s Memorial
      • Dunmore House
      • Duntarvie castle
      • Dupplin West Lodge
      • Eastend, Carmichael
      • Edmonstone house and park
      • Eilean nam Faoileag Folly, Loch Rannoch
      • Evelick castle
      • Ewing’s Harmonium Emporium
      • Falcon Hall
      • Feddal castle
      • Fishtown of Usan
      • Fraser Mausoleum and Mortuary Chapel
      • Gesto House, Skye
      • Gilbertfield castle
      • Glasgow Green Station
      • Glendevon castle
      • Glenfiddich Shooting Lodge
      • Gosford Mausoleum
      • Greenock Tempietto
      • Hartshaw Tower
      • Hatton estate
      • Helen’s Well
      • Hundy Mundy
      • Huntershall Inn, Dun Law
      • Inchbrakie
      • Invermay – ‘The Guzebo’
      • Inverpeffary castle and library
      • Keeper’s House for Hamilton Mausoleum
      • Kennetpans
      • Kilmadock old churchyard
      • Kilmaron castle
      • Kilneuair Chapel
      • Kingsborough, Skye
      • Kingseat Hospital
      • Kipps
      • Kirkhill Astronomical Pillar
      • Knowegreens Inn
      • Knowsie House
      • Lanrick castle (demolished)
      • Largo House
      • Largue, Cabrach
      • Lathallan House
      • Lion Gate, West Lodges, Ladykirk House
      • Lochrosque
      • Lucky Scaup
      • Lynedoch
      • Maison Dieu, Brechin
      • Maulesden
      • Meigle steading
      • Millearne
      • Muir o’Gill
      • Newton of Condie
      • Oban Hydropathic
      • Orchardhead, Bothkennar
      • Oswald’s Temple
      • Panmure House
      • Pennan farm
      • Pitfour Estate, near Mintlaw
      • Pitmiddle village
      • Polkemmet Mausoleum
      • Polmaise castle
      • Poltalloch
      • Powneed, Cabrach
      • Rockville, Edinburgh
      • Roseberry steading
      • Rossie castle
      • Royal Cornhill Hospital
      • Scotland’s Close, Bo’ness
      • Siberia
      • Smyllum Park
      • St Fort, Newport, Fife
      • St Peter’s Seminary
      • Stockiemuir Anti-Aircraft Battery
      • Straid
      • Stronhavie
      • Stronvar House
      • The Binn
      • The Clock Lodge
      • The Esher-Stank mausoleum
      • The lost garden of Penicuik
      • The Macrae Monument
      • The Mavisbank Trust
        • Mavisbank (as Clerk’s “villa”)
        • Mavisbank (maps and plans)
        • Mavisbank (newspaper cuttings)
        • Mavisbank (the Asylum years)
        • Mavisbank: Repeats its Love
        • Mavisbank: Talk to the Civic Trust Conference
      • The Old Bridge of Livet
      • The Temple of Decision
      • Thornton Fever Hospital
      • Tombain, Cabrach
      • Tullibody House
      • Turnalt
      • Upper Cabrach School
      • W A T C H M A N
      • Walkinshaw House
      • Waterloo Tower
    • The Ageing Stone
    • The Antiquary
    • The Great Tapestry of Scotland
    • The Wilkie’s of Errol
    • There was an insistent present tenseness
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