We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a great love or anything, it wasn't a great, all-consuming passion. She was just there. A lot of people were startled because we didn't seem devoted…

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Gossip is more popular than literature.

Gossip is more popular than literature.

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

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

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.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 believed in survival.

I've always believed in survival.

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.

A thing well done is worth doing.

A thing well done is worth doing.

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...

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 think with every writer there are two people there.

I think with every writer there are two people there.

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 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...

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...