Everybody is a hero in their own story if you just look.

I have great family and good friends; the stories I told became popular, and people all over the world bought them.

Always write as if you are talking to someone. It works. Don't put on any fancy phrases or accents or things you wouldn't say in real life.

I do try to live every day as if it were my last, and it has worked for me so far.

My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else.

In Ireland every place you visit and every person you meet has a story. And they love to tell you their stories. Everyone is interested in everything; in a land of storytellers, you will never be bored.

The whole art of life is knowing the right time to say things.