And another bit

Alexander McCall Smith, Blue Shoes and Hapiness










"She closed her eyes. Is was easier to be strong, she thought, if one had one's eyes closed; although that would only work to a limited extent. One could not go around indefinitely with one's eyes closed, especially if one was a detective. Quite apart from anything else, that was in direct contradiction of the advice which Clovis Andersen gave in The Principles of Private Detection, one chapter of which was entitled: "The Importance of Keeping  Your Eyes Open." Had Clovis Andersen ever been on a diet?"