more guilt, guilt, guilt. That's the Irish condition.

Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It's part of our DNA. That's why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider, bigger explanations for things.

Who do you think's after you, Shane, my lad? Or is it just the dark you're afeared of?

He was one of those characters who felt that a weak handshake could somehow damage his authority, which meant that every handshake had to bloody hurt.

Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.

That must be what power does to a man: erases what he knows and makes him remember only what services him at the moment.

Close your eyes and relax. One kiss. I don’t bite.” His hand brushed her cheek. “At least not hard.”“That’s a joke, right? Because I have proof you do bite hard.

Life is only logical, and to think it's a gift is depressing.

I view art as an inspirational tool.

To be certain, every day there can be a revelation or a new discovery.

Commitment becomes hysterical when those who have nothing to give advocate generosity, and those who have nothing to give up preach renunciation.

I am in an age group where it is rude to discuss money, and now it is all anyone cares about.

I'm nice, and I show up on time.

Riches exclude only one inconvenience,--that is, poverty.