In Ireland a writer is looked upon as a failed conversationalist.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

Best smiles come after the toughest time.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

If God is for us, who can be against us?

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

Why not learn to enjoy the little things-there are so many of them.

Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

God helps those who help themselves.

We all dream of finding that one person whom will love us even after there are no more tomorrows.

I don’t want to live— 
I want to love first, and live…incidentally.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

There's something so powerful about being my own gorgeous, beautiful, individual, unique self.

As an artist, you're always somewhat obscure. We're not talking Hollywood.

It's very easy to just shout: 'Off with their heads!' Maybe in doing that you might lose something very valuable. I would like to see the monarchy continue, but in a more democratic fashion.

Please. She sighed. 'Can't a girl have high standards? I don't want an ordinary boy.

The natural law is the origin and principle of all virtues and their acts, therefore we must first speak about natural law.