I went to a very militantly Republican grammar school and, under its influence, began to revolt against the Establishment, on thesimple rule of thumb, highly satisfying to a ten-year-old, that Irish equals good, English equals bad.
We were born into an unjust system; we are not prepared to grow old in it.
The Irish aren't great singers, but they have great songs.
Irish Catholics are more interested in the rosary beads than in the rosary.
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.
... in Northern Ireland, if you don't have basic Christianity, rather than merely religion, all you get out of the experience of living is bitterness.