Aberdeen Quotes

“The hour was not so very early, it being only a little before eight o'clock, but even the most frequented streets of Greyness were so deserted that the desultory tread of some heavy-footed police constable, as he daun'ert along the pavement, was sufficiently notable to arouse the attention of wakeful people who occupied front rooms toward the street, as well as of the few who from various causes had been prompted to peep out of doors; and the thoroughfares of the place were still practically in possession of incidental groups of pigeons, which flitted hither and thither, lighting in twos and threes on the causeway to pick up what they could find, and croodle threateningly at each other as they tramped round tail-ward in the vicinity of edible treasures, the ownership of which was undetermined.”
― William Alexander, My Uncle the Baillie

“Views across the rugged Cairngorms and the distant grey band of the North Sea respectively. The slate grey ocean sparkled silver where the sun touched it's crested waves, and they could juct make out the billowing white sails of various sailing vessels coming to and from the port of Aberdeen”
― Andrew Neil Macleod, The Stone of Destiny

“The statue had its own traffic triangle, part laid to grass, with conker trees. All on its own, its plinth pink granite. Above stood William Wallace stern and black, right hand covering his claymore hilt, left hand wide, outstretched and open. A yo-yo hung from his ring finger.”
― John Aberdein, Amande's Bed