She's a pot-of-tea-before-I-say-boo-to-you woman. There's always a pile of warm teabags in the sink when I come down, like what a horse would leave behind.

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

Some of the people who look the most normal are probably the maddest people trying to look normal.

If you are a writer you're at home, which means you're out of touch. You have to make excuses to get out there and look at how the world is changing.

Sometimes adults seem as though they have cut a chord from being a child.

She'd tried her hand at most things, but drew the line at honesty.

She's a pot-of-tea-before-I-say-boo-to-you woman. There's always a pile of warm teabags in the sink when I come down, like what a horse would leave behind.