“He said you have to be on the side of the losers, the people with bad lungs. You have to be with those who are homesick and can't breathe very well in Ireland. He said it makes no sense to… — Hugo Hamilton Copy Share Image
People say you're born innocent, but it's not true. You inherit all kinds of things that you can do nothing about. You inherit your identity, your history, like a birthmark that you can't wash off. ... We are born with… — Hugo Hamilton Copy Share Image
Maybe you have to live under cover for a while before you can find your true character. — Hugo Hamilton Copy Share Image
“He said you have to be on the side of the losers, the people with bad lungs. You have to be with those who… — Hugo Hamilton Copy Share Image
“-Nobody can force you to smile, she says. -What? I ask. But I know she's not even talking to me, only to herself, as… — Hugo Hamilton Copy Share Image
Maybe your country is only a place you make up in your own mind. Something you dream about and sing about. Maybe it's not… — Hugo Hamilton Copy Share Image
“One day, my father said there was nothing outside infinity. He said the universe was like a cardboard box with God sitting outside surrounded… — Hugo Hamilton Copy Share Image
People say you're born innocent, but it's not true. You inherit all kinds of things that you can do nothing about. You inherit your… — Hugo Hamilton Copy Share Image
