I did not sleep. I never do when I am over-happy, over-unhappy, or in bed with a strange man.

It is increasingly clear that the fate of the universe will come to depend more and more on individuals as the bungling of bureaucracy permeates every corner of our existence.

History is said to be written by the victors. Fiction, by contrast, is largely the work of injured bystanders.

When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen, but ferociously tenacious.

The vote means nothing to women. We should be armed.

Ordinary life bypassed me, but I also bypassed it. It couldn't have been any other way.Conventional life and conventional people are not for me.

Writing is like carrying a fetus.

never forget this moment, the hum of the bee, the saffron threads of the flower, the drawn blinds, nature's assiduousness and human cruelty.

... a country encapsulates our childhood and those lanes, byres, fields, flowers, insects, suns, moons and stars are forever reoccurring.

Promiscuity is the death of love.

I'm an Irish Catholic and I have a long iceberg of guilt.

But your responsibilities are sometimes given you without choice, without consent.

Your worst putt will usually be as good as your best chip.

After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo.

You have to be humble when you're dealing with God.

The duty that we owe to the Universe is our religion.

When poems stop talking about the moon and begin to mention poverty, trade unions, color, color lines and colonies, somebody tells the police.

It was three o'clock in the morning – the wisest and most accursed hour of the clock. But sometimes it sets us free.

Let the entire system of government be strengthened, and let the balance of power be drawn up in such a manner that it will be permanent and incapable of decay because of its own tenuity.

I dont think about race before I start drawing. I think about how to make that mark to fit whatever purpose I need it to fulfill.

The most important thing for us to do as beings is to be aware of our position in the world on a micro and macro level.