Being Irish he had an abiding sense of tragedy which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.
To be born woman is to know - although they do not speak of it at school -...
If suffering brings wisdom I would wish to be less wise.
I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent for in...
Man can embody truth but he cannot know it.
A lot of Irish people perform. They perform in drawing rooms. They sing songs...
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting.
That's what the holidays are for - for one person to tell the stories and...
Ireland sober is Ireland stiff.
Ours is an excessively conscious age. We know so much we feel so little.
