You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt that any of those people were really moved by it.

It's great meeting children because you never know what they will say.

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

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.

No matter how close to personal experience a story might be, inevitably you are going to get to a part that isn't yours and, actually, whether it happened or not becomes irrelevant. It is all about choosing the right words.

The Irish are the niggers of Europe, lads.

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.