"All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed"

Norman MacCaig is sharing his admiration for the authors whose books get on screen in the bookshop. He has never fulfilled the majority of them, yet he still really feels a link to them via guides they have written. He is also revealing his gratitude for the selection of publications offered, from poetry to prose, and also even angling as well as miscellaneous. He has a desire for guides he has actually read and also appreciated, and also this is shown in his affection for the writers that created them. MacCaig's quote is a tip of the power of books to bring people with each other, also if they have actually never fulfilled. It is a testimony to the influence that literary works can have on our lives, as well as the long lasting impression it can leave.