“He had no intention of writing. He loved reading, that was all. And he read books that he thought so far beyond anything that he himself could dream of achieving that any thought of writing instantly evaporated into the certainty… — Niall Williams Copy Share Image
“That’s the thing about boys. Maybe just Irish boys. Boys have No Go Areas, they have an entire geography of places you can’t go… — Niall Williams Copy Share
“If I am alive this is my book, and my father lives now in the afterlife that is a book, a thing not vague… — Niall Williams Copy Share
“There was every reason to feel natural joy in the world, but for the one that makes it accessible. When your spirit is uneasy,… — Niall Williams Copy Share
When my father first took me to Ennis Library I went down among the shelves and felt company, not only the company of writers,… — Niall Williams Copy Share
When you’re different you’ve got two choices. You can stand out or you step back. — Niall Williams Copy Share
“This is my father’s story. I am writing it to find him. But to get where you’re going, you have to first go backwards.… — niall williams Copy Share
We are our stories. We tell them to stay alive or keep alive those who only live now in the telling. — Niall Williams Copy Share
“The skies we slept under were too uncertain for forecasts. They came and went on the moody gusts of the Atlantic, bringing half a… — Niall Williams Copy Share
“...silently gazing beneath the stars. And in that fall of light from heaven to earth perhaps all our stories were told, all actions of… — Niall Williams Copy Share
“What is the meaning in anything? What is the use? Why don't you just burn the world up? Why don't you just decide that's… — Niall Williams Copy Share
“The basis of the Philosophy of Impossible Standard is that no matter how hard you try you can’t ever be good enough. The Standard… — Niall Williams Copy Share
Some people make you feel better about living. Some people you meet and you feel this little lift in your heart, this 'Ah', because… — Niall Williams Copy Share
