My grandmother made dying her life's work.

My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past.

A thing well done is worth doing.

There is only one immutable law in life - in a gentleman's toilet, incoming traffic has the right of way.

Sometimes silence resolves a conversation confused by Mad Misconstruction.

Gossip is more popular than literature.

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.

I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it.

Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed.

An Irishman will always soften bad news, so that a major coronary is no more than 'a bad turn' and a near hurricane that leaves thousands homeless is 'good drying weather'.

In life there exist two classes: first class and no class.

Peace is the first thing the angels sang.

I started feeling this little lump in my throat, like you would feel if you have swollen glands or something like that, like you'd feel if you have a cold, so I didn't really think it was anything.

Focus on essentials and try not to get distracted and bogged down by things that don't add value to the bottom line.

Don't lose your temper; use it.

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.

Pastor: One employed by the wicked to prove to them by his example that virtue doesn't pay.

If a favour is asked of you, grant it if you can. If not, refuse it in such a manner as that one denial may be sufficient.

Women tell men things that men are not very likely to find out for themselves.

A preacher's life should be a commentary upon his doctrine... Heavenly doctrines should always be adorned with a heavenly life.

I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.