--- title: "3 Aoibheann Sweeney Quotes - Famous Novelist" description: "American writer... | Aoibheann Sweeney is an American author. Browse 3 Aoibheann Sweeney quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-aoibheann-sweeney-82671.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Aoibheann Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-aoibheann-sweeney-82671.jpg) # Aoibheann Sweeney (1969) Novelist **3** quotes in **5** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Aoibheann Sweeney is a novelist. ## Quick Facts About Aoibheann Sweeney Born January 1, 1969 Profession Novelist ## About Aoibheann Sweeney American writer... \| Aoibheann Sweeney is an American author. ## Quotes by Aoibheann Sweeney > [“It is astonishing, in the end, how difficult it is to know the things you know. What I mean is that all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoibheann-sweeney/it-is-astonishing-in-the-end-how-difficult-it-is-to-know-the-things/) Aoibheann Sweeney [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/aoibheann-sweeney-82671_quote_it-is-astonishing-in-the-end-how-difficu_1215703.jpg) > [“The whole world seemed full of hurt feelings and apologies, endless selfishness and explanations. Wasn't there anything that anyone could understand about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoibheann-sweeney/the-whole-world-seemed-full-of-hurt-feelings-and-apologies-endless/) Aoibheann Sweeney [Hurt feelings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hurt-feelings/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/aoibheann-sweeney-82671_hurt-feelings_the-whole-world-seemed-full-of-hurt-feel_1725246.jpg) > [“Among other things, I've taken up smoking. Ana says I should stop with the good girl/bad girl stuff, and obviously she's right,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aoibheann-sweeney/among-other-things-i-ve-taken-up-smoking-ana-says-i-should-stop-with/) Aoibheann Sweeney [Bad girl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-girl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/aoibheann-sweeney-82671_bad-girl_among-other-things-i-ve-taken-up-smoking_2127185.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aoibheann-sweeney/#itemlist", "name": "Aoibheann Sweeney Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It is astonishing, in the end, how difficult it is to know the things you know. 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