"I STARTED MAKING MAPS WHEN I WAS SMALL SHOWING PLACE, RESOURCES, WHERE THE ENEMY AND WHERE LOVE LAY. I DID NOT KNOW TIME ADDS TO LAND. EVENTS DRIFT CONTINUALLY DOWN, EFFACING LANDMARKS, RAISING THE LEVEL, LIKE SNOW. I HAVE GROWN UP. MY MAPS ARE OUT OF DATE. THE LANDS LIES OVER ME NOW. I CANNOT MOVE. IT IS TIME TO GO.” - Alasdair Gray , Lanark