To be a saint does not exclude fine dresses nor a beautiful house.
It's a strange thing now how people will know they're dying themselves when no one else could suspect anything wrong at all with them.
The life in which nothing happens goes the fastest, because it has no landmarks.
I have often heard it said that the Irish are too ready to forgive. It is a noble failing.
The Irish always jest even though they jest with tears.
Often our bad moments are self-propelled ... And the drama is almost exclusively within our heads and hearts.