164 quotes found
Novelist · Irish · 1981
Irish novelist (born 1981)
“Id live anywhere, - in one room, in the castle ruin right now if it meant we could all just be together.”
“The tattoo is there not because I believe there is something wrong with me. It's there to remind me that our flaws are our strengths”
“Maybe love is thinking that every time your partner does or says something mundane that you want to start a Mexican wave from here to Uzbekistan in utter delight.”
“Aim for what u want and the year will all make a sense.”
“Imagine you had a friend who was there for you all the time and you were there for them, but they stopped being there for you as much as they used to which you can understand a little because peopl...”
“I generally dont become overexcited about things anyway, Im just not one of those people.Im not easily surprised by things either. I think its because I expect that anything can happen. That makes ...”
“The most painful moment in my life also became the moment I showed the most strength and courage.”
“I felt that my views and philosophies had been changed overnight. The philosophies that i had gladly carved in stone, recited and danced upon.”
“A funeral is like a little game, really. You have to just play along and say the right thing and behave the right way until its over. Be pleasant but dont smile too much; be sad but dont overdo it ...”
“You've come to give me a piece of your mind. You know that phrase is really beautiful. The mind is the most powerful thing in the body. Whatever the mind believes, the body can achieve. So to give ...”
“...sometimes it's best not to know, because even when you know, it doesn't matter anyway. Ignorance is bliss. Knowledge is often a responsibility nobody wants.”
“I can't be afraid of someone whose human side I see and know.”
“Truth is, something that I thought was perfect was taken away from me, and I never wanted perfect again. I wanted middle of the road, stuff I didnt care about so that I couldnt lose anything I real...”
“Instead, I read books in the library, huddling on a bean bag in a corner and getting lost in somebody else's victories and troubles. I never had much time for fiction before. I preferred real life....”
“But I can now understand why people read, why they like to get lost in somebody else's life. Sometimes I'll read a sentence and it will make me sit up, jolt me, because it is something that I have ...”
“But I can understand now why people read, why they like to get lost in somebody else's life. Sometimes I'll read a sentence and it will make me sit up, jolt me, because it is something that I have ...”
“I can understand now why people read, why they like to get lost in somebody else's life. Sometimes I'll read a sentence and it will make me sit up, jolt me, because it is something that I have rece...”
“Our minds do unusual things sometimes, Tamara. When were looking for things it takes it upon itself to go down its own route. All we can do is follow”
“That's the thing about lessons, you always learn them when you don't expect them or want them.”
“A veil hangs between the two opposites, a mere slip of a thing that is transparent to warn us or comfort us. You hate now but look through this veil and see the possibility of love; you're sad now ...”
