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title: "6 Irish Literature Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [If we turn to early Irish literature, as we naturally may, to see what sort of people the Irish were in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-o-faolain/if-we-turn-to-early-irish-literature-as-we-naturally-may-to-see-what/)

[Sean O Faolain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-o-faolain/)

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> [I always think of Ireland as a place for complex ideas and prose. I like Irishness. I like Irish culture and Irish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-baddiel/i-always-think-of-ireland-as-a-place-for-complex-ideas-and-prose-i/)

[David Baddiel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-baddiel/)

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> [“Well, they may not be civilized, but they are certainly confident--and this confidence is one of the open-handed pleasures of early Irish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-cahill/well-they-may-not-be-civilized-but-they-are-certainly-confident-and/)

[Thomas Cahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-cahill/)

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> [At one point in my life, I wanted to do a master's degree in Irish literature, but I ended up getting pregnant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miriam-toews/at-one-point-in-my-life-i-wanted-to-do-a-master-s-degree-in-irish/)

[Miriam Toews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miriam-toews/)

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> [Irish writing is so strong that it can feel like the country has all been covered, but in fact, there are so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-barry/irish-writing-is-so-strong-that-it-can-feel-like-the-country-has-all/)

[Kevin Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-barry/)

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> [“Can one understand the presence of English literature without the absences of Irish literature? Are the presences in the former, at some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/can-one-understand-the-presence-of-english-literature-without-the/)

[Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/)

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