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Dorothy Dunnett Quotes
Page 1 of 1Dorothy Dunnett
August 25, 1923 - November 9, 2001
Nationality: Scottish
Category: Novelist
Subcategory: Scottish Novelist
|  You all know that each title in the Chronicles has a chess theme; that's partly because of the overall design of the Chronicles themselves - the game of chess as an analogue of the game of life. | | After I convinced them that I was a harmless novelist, I actually got them to give me a tour of the harem - which is usually off limits for tourists. | | But it's also because of something personal. My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If it weren't for chess, I might not be here. |
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