Irish Writer Quotes

He was a shadow of the man that once intimidated us out of our home, a shell of a human being, a fragment of a father.

So you’re the little smart ass from Poleglass.”I wanted to point out he sounded like Dr. Seuss but bit my lip and remembered the warning the old lady gave me.

It was a sacrifice worthy of her and dreams are made to be killed.

I think, generally speaking, that children have a knack for picking up curse words. Having said that, my brother and I (although admittedly, it was I who displayed a higher level of fluency) took to cursing like frogs take to jumping. Mind you, we received excellent tutoring along the way.

He looked along the line of children, exhibits A to C of his existence and heirs to the twisted throne of his corrupt genetics.

I'm Irish yet I don't drink as I refuse to be a stereotype and live down to the expectations of others.

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.

I don't want to earn a living, I want to live.