I've always believed in survival.

Quote by Hugh Leonard

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My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated...

My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated...

We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a...

We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a...

I'm a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what pain is,...

I'm a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what pain is,...

We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the...

We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the...

I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying...

I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying...

I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in...

I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in...

I've always enjoyed a woman's company more than men's. They're usually better looking.

I've always enjoyed a woman's company more than men's. They're usually better looking.

Gossip is more popular than literature.

Gossip is more popular than literature.

My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to...

My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to...

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely...

The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely...

It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I...

It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I...

I don't think anyone is the perfect one to play me.

I don't think anyone is the perfect one to play me.

Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's...

Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's...

As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them.

As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them.

My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the...

My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the...

I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached...

I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached...

A thing well done is worth doing.

A thing well done is worth doing.

I'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything...

I'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything...

I think with every writer there are two people there.

I think with every writer there are two people there.