We believe that peace is at hand.
The best book of the year, Grobel's writing is quite marvelous. The Hustons reads vividly, just like one of John Huston's great films.
Electronic books are a bad thing because they cannot be accumulated on shelves to remind you of your past, to impress your neighbors and colleagues, and to help prevent divorces thanks to the sheer bother of arguing over who owns what.
When I die, I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin. I wonder would they know it was me?
On Being Old. It's not nice but take comfort that you won't stay that way for ever.
Writing is turning one's worst moments into money.
I'm starved for love. Not ordinary love but real love. The love that's like music or something.
Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of others.
He spent all night staring down at the lights on L. A. , wondering if he ever could go home.
If I had won. . . all those other championships, my life might be totally different, but I didn't win. It's not going to affect my life.
I don't feel any connection to Russia.