"If you grew up Protestant in Ireland, of course, at least in the twentieth century, there was always a contingent that would never really consider you Irish. Meanwhile in Britain you'd never quite be considered British. You fell into a gap in the definitions."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Nick Laird

#Never Quit Quotes #Ireland Quotes

“Come let us mock at the good That fancied goodness might be gay, And sick of solitude Might proclaim a holiday: Wind shrieked and where are they?”
“By the ***** of Holy Agnes”
“Many an expert says that there is a certain affinity between (Capablanca's style) and that of the world master, Lasker. There may be some truth in it. Lasker's style is clear water, but with a drop of poison which is clouding it. Capablanca's style is perhaps still clearer, but it lacks that drop of poison.”
“I listened to the wind bury winter; and when I tasted his grace, his grace had no name; only, night became something else in his presence, as though darkness had a soul, here, swaying to heartbeats roaring.”

Source : Marjorie M. Liu (2008). “The Iron Hunt”, p.52, Penguin
“Other people's perspective, just seeing the sexy image, might be that I take my sexuality very seriously. But I really don't. I like being sexy. It's fun, and I have had a nice little career off it.”
“The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.”
“Who can worry about a career? Have a life.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When I was little and something awful was happening my Mama would tell me to close my eyes.She was tryin' to keep me from seeing her do drugs or other bad things. And then when she was finished or the bad things were over she'd say, â€œnow when I count to three, you open your eyes and the past is gone, the world is a good place,and it's all gonna be okay.”

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