Irish Writers Quotes
The best sayings about Irish Writers that you can share on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and other social networks!
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History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.
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Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.
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A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
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The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.
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The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.
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The Local Paper here asked that me books be banned........THE HIGHEST PRAISE for an Irish writer.
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Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
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When I die, I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin. I wonder would they know it was me?
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There is no present or future-only the past, happening over and over again-now.
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But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.
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I only take a drink on two occasions - when I'm thirsty and when I'm not.
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The worst thing about some men is that when they are not drunk they are sober.
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I think being a woman is like being Irish. Everyone says you're important and nice, but you take second place all the same.
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My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so many great Irish writers - because there is something mystical in the air. There's always this cloudy, moody sky and it's challenging.
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It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.
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Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
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There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
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Every St. Patrick's Day every Irishman goes out to find another Irishman to make a speech to.
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I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.
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There is an Irish way of paying compliments as though they were irresistible truths which makes what would otherwise be an impertinence delightful.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.
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The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.
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Ireland is a fruitful mother of genius, but a barren nurse.
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A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
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I often quote myself. It adds spice to my conversation.
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Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
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I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.
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A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.
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