An Irishman will always soften bad news, so that a major coronary is no more than 'a bad turn' and a near hurricane that leaves thousands homeless is 'good drying weather'. — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
I'm a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what pain is, so on that level I'm much nicer. — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
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… — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come… — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
There is only one immutable law in life - in a gentleman's toilet, incoming traffic has the right of way. — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it. — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past. — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play. — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
Sometimes silence resolves a conversation confused by Mad Misconstruction. — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasn't an illusion. I saw… — Hugh Leonard Copy Share Image
