The mind is led on, step by step, to defeat its own logic.
It's hard for me to measure them, or to assess my books because I'm so close to them.
If there is a heaven, Jane Austen is sitting in a small room with Mother Teresa and Princess Diana, listening to Duran Duran, forever. If there's a hell, she's standing.
You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt that any of those people were really moved by it.
It's a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump most of the time.
Do be kind to yourself. Fill pages as quickly as possible; double space, or write on every second line. Regard every new page as a small triumph. Until you get to page 50. Then calm down, and start worrying about the quality. Do feel anxiety - it's the job.
Some of the people who look the most normal are probably the maddest people trying to look normal.
I'm not lost,I'm just in between places I recognize.
I believe that everyone has the fundamental right to head to city hall with the person they love and get married. Period.
I went to Broadway and I've been doing some fun guest spots with 'Entourage' and 'Glee' and I'm ready to have my own show.
Looking for God-or Heaven-by exploring space is like reading or seeing all Shakespeare's plays in the hope that you will find Shakespeare as one of the characters.