Quotes by Colm Toibin

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Novelist and writer · Irish · 1955

Irish novelist and writer (born 1955)

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“She has gone back to Brooklyn,' her mother would say. And, as the train rolled past Macmire Bridge on its way towards Wexford, Eilis imagined the years already when these words would come to mean l...”

— Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn

decision-making decisions

“The idea that she would leave all of this - the rooms of the house once more familiar and warm and comforting - and go back to Brooklyn and not return for a long time again frightened her now. She ...”

— Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn

nostalgia nostalgic

“She noticed then that Conor was watching her.'Are you going for a swim?' he asked her.'In a while. Why don't you go down and check if it's warm enough?''And if it's not warm enough?''We'll still go...”

— Colm Tóibín, Nora Webster

ireland sea swimming

“It is terrible to be an unprotected being.”

— Colm Tóibín, The Master

protection safety security

“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep – it can't be done abru”

— Colm Tóibín

conclusion craft novels writing