"Being working class, my parents thought, 'Ian's going to uni, the first in the family,' and I'd do d..." — Ian Rankin

Being working class, my parents thought, 'Ian's going to uni, the first in the family,' and I'd do dentistry or accountancy. I was going to do accountancy; then I got a C in Economics and thought, 'Why am I doing this?' The only thing I was interested in was books and literature.

Ian Rankin Writer • Scottish