Colm Tóibín Quotes

We can all have plenty of lives, but there are limits. You never can tell what they are.

She thought it was strange that the mere sensation of savouring the prospect of something could make her think for a while that is must be the prospect of home.

And then you’ll catch yourself thinking about something or someone who has no connection with the past. Someone who’s only yours. And you’ll realize… that this is where your life is.

It is terrible to be an unprotected being.

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