My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play.

I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasn't an illusion. I saw her out of the corner of my eye. The moment I saw her, she vanished.

In life there exist two classes: first class and no class.

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'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything else.

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

I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of.