“From 'Trainspotting' to 'Acid House,' I moved from urban realism into ...” — Irvine Welsh Quote

From 'Trainspotting' to 'Acid House,' I moved from urban realism into fantasy.

So many people have become divorced from the system, criminalised by their lifestyle.

I think the silences we have on some issues are inductive of the fact that we need to write about them more, but I think there are some issues you have to write in a sensitive way and in a way that respects the reality of the situation. If you can't do that, you should leave them alone.

The older you get, the less physically and mentally robust you become.

There is a kind of mysticism to writing.

Be aware of what you cook tomatoes with. The high acid content of the tomato slows down the cooking process of some other foods. Dried beans cooked with tomatoes added to the pot can take up to 20 percent more cooking time than beans without tomatoes added.

When I was a kid, we never heard of smog, ozone depletion, acid rain, green house gasses.

I am a follower of hyaluronic acid - always in small doses, of course - to fill wrinkles and fine lines.

I feel now, as we did then, that for an effective approach to the problem of nucleic acid biosynthesis, it was essential to understand the biosynthesis of the simple nucleotides and the coenzymes and to have these concepts and methodology well in hand.