The Irish, as a race, have the oral tradition in their blood. A direct question to them is an anathema, but in other cases, a mere syllable of a hero's name will elicit whole chapters of stories.

Don't you know that everybody's got a Fairyland of their own?

There’s great beauty on this world if you just have the eyes to see it.

All of us are subject to being passive to the social ills around us. It's a struggle not to become, by staying silent, an accomplice.

A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns.

More and more I’ve become convinced that the great treasure to possess is the unknown.

Child and serpent, star and stone — all one.

If we are going to teach the world to stop hating the different, the other, then we’re going to have to start with children.

Once we have accepted the story we cannot escape the story's fate.

Tea is balm for the soul, don't you agree?

I was raised to believe that everybody has a responsibility to their community.

Why was it that thoughts and plans always made more sense when confined to one's mind than when they exited one's mouth?

The art of conversation lies in listening.

Masculine ideals have become very confused in the modern world.

Act in such a way that you will be worthy of being happy.

I think I want to pursue a movie career and maybe even pursue some theatre.

Violence stops thought. Hence its popularity as a pain-killer.

I really like writing in English, and it's the best job I've ever had.

When we've got the puck, they can't score.

So you see, you can't do everything alone.

It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but you can lose it in a minute.