Every generation is obsessed with the decade before they were born.
One moment cannot be the most important.
I'm not on the run from anything and I'm not at all clear about what I'm running towards. But as some great writer put it, I want to be certain that when I arrive at death, I'm totally exhausted.
I would love to write the story of my upbringing in Ireland.
And by endlessly sanitizing our feelings, we actually feed a disgruntled nation.
To be honest I live among the English and have always found them to be very honest in their business dealings. They are noble, hard-working and anxious to do the right thing. But joy eludes them, they lack the joy that the Irish have.