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

Quote by Hugh Leonard

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

A thing well done is worth doing.

A thing well done is worth doing.

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...

I've always believed in survival.

I've always believed in survival.

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...

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...

Gossip is more popular than literature.

Gossip is more popular than literature.

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.

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...

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...

I think with every writer there are two people there.

I think with every writer there are two people there.

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...

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...