A Quote by Jan Struther

Scots are born exiles, and Scotland the perfect country to be exiled from. Do not imagine that I am running down Scotland. Far from it. ... No, what I mean is that Scotland's beauties, though undeniable, are obvious ones, easy to carry in the heart, easy even to describe to the benighted members of less fortunate races. Lakes, islands and mountains, heather and rowan, broad straths and narrow glens - these are jewels easily worn in the memory.

Jan Struther

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Jan Struther
English - Writer
June 6, 1901 - July 20, 1953

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David Cameron

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Pollyanna McIntosh

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Henry Ian Cusick

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Nicola Sturgeon

My parents are from Scotland and my sister and brother were both born in Scotland so my heritage is from there.

Sam Allardyce

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Mark Knopfler

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Nicola Sturgeon

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Nicola Sturgeon

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Donald Trump

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Nicola Sturgeon

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Sean Connery

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Isla Fisher

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