We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We’re also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We don’t understand time.
The problem with Ireland is that it’s a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.
My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father.
My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past.
My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play.
It’s a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who’s in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come along and I’m waiting for that first question.
I’ve always enjoyed a woman’s company more than men’s. They’re usually better looking.
I’ve always believed in survival.
I’m a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn’t able to do anything else.
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