"The Troubles are a pigmentation in our lives here, a constant irritation that detracts from real life. But life has to do with something else as well, and it's the other things which are the more permanent and real."

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Source : Brian Friel, Paul Delaney (2000). “Brian Friel in Conversation”, p.227, University of Michigan Press

Brian Friel

#Real Quotes #Irritation Quotes #Trouble Quotes

“I'm a relatively respectable citizen. Multiple felon perhaps, but certainly not dangerous.”
“I love crispy, cool sheets.”
“[God brought African slaves to America] so that their descendants would know freedom.”
“Most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place they're capable of anything.”

Source : "Fictional character: Noah Cross". "Chinatown", www.imdb.com. 1974.
“People always seem to assume that we have a full, back-up support team - make-up, costume and a driver - but usually, in a war zone, there's only me and the cameraman.”
“He only is a great man who can neglect the applause of the multitude and enjoy himself independent of its favor.”
“I love extreme sports, I like snowboarding and motorcross and rollerblading and hockey.”
“Forgiveness begins the healing process - when you forgive God, life, yourself and other people - magic happens within. That's why every religion talks about forgiveness.”

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