Sometimes Adults Seem As Though They Have

When I Was Growing Up, The Exam System Didn't Allow You To Write Fiction, So You Never Did.

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.

It's Hard For Me To Measure Them, Or To Assess My Books Because I'm So Close To Them.

When I'm Writing I Just Think There's Only The Page And Me And Nobody Else.

When I Was A Kid, If You Didn't Speak Irish, You Really Wanted To. And You Played Gaelic Games And You Didn't Pay Any Attention To What Was Happening In The Outside World, Because Really, The - Ireland Was The Center Of The Universe. And I Don't Think That's The Case Anymore, Although, Admittedly, It Is The Center Of The Universe.