August is a wicked month.

It is increasingly clear that the fate of the universe will come to depend more and more on individuals as the bungling of bureaucracy permeates every corner of our existence.

History is said to be written by the victors. Fiction, by contrast, is largely the work of injured bystanders.

When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious.

The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed.

Ordinary life bypassed me, but I also bypassed it. It couldn't have been any other way.Conventional life and conventional people are not for me.

Writing is like carrying a fetus.

never forget this moment, the hum of the bee, the saffron threads of the flower, the drawn blinds, nature's assiduousness and human cruelty.

... a country encapsulates our childhood and those lanes, byres, fields, flowers, insects, suns, moons and stars are forever reoccurring.

Promiscuity is the death of love.

I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.

The reason why most of your goals are probably not achieved is because you do not break down your goals into smaller units of work.

Your life is your canvas. You are responsible for the beauty of your art.

You only live once, buy Picassos whenever possible.

I think that the history of rock could be recycled in a different way and brought back into focus without the luggage that comes along with it.

People do more for you when you make them feel important.

I've never wanted to be part of an inner circle of any scene. I've always been an outsider looking to question and subvert.

The sudden death at 51 of James Gandolfini is intolerable.

Living up to other people's expectations is always difficult. And then you have your own expectations and you set yourself goals that are very, very high. And that's true for everyone.

I know how addictive videogames are - I have friends who cant get up off the couch because theyre so hooked. They provide these different virtual worlds that you can live in.

I do not want to be admired. I want to give, to be given, and solitude in which to unfold my possessions.