It was a sign of growing up, when the dark made no more difference to you than the day.

The problem with being Irish... is having 'Riverdance' on your back. It's a burden at times.

My novels come from within me; they are things I feel I want to do.

Do not place a photograph of your favourite author on your desk, especially if the author is one of the famous ones who committed suicide.

It's a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump most of the time.

My parents were sixty years married.

It's hard for me to measure them, or to assess my books because I'm so close to them.