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.

I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it.

An Irishman will always soften bad news, so that a major coronary is no more than 'a bad turn' and a near hurricane that leaves thousands homeless is 'good drying weather'.

No exercise brings into play all the muscles of the body in a more thorough manner, and none is more interesting than wrestling. He will find no other exercise more valuable in the cultivation of faculties which will help him to success in agility, strength, determination, coolness, and quick exercise of judgement.

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.

I'm a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what pain is, so on that level I'm much nicer.

I've always believed in survival.