My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past.

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

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'.

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

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.

I think with every writer there are two people there.

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