All Roddy Doyle Quotes
- If there is a heaven, Jane Austen is sitting in a small room with Mother Teresa and Princess Diana, listening to Duran Duran, forever. If… Austen
- The best way to reveal a character is to get them to open their mouths. Best
- Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's part of any endeavour, not just writing. Allow
- Good ideas are often murdered by better ones. Better
- I do enjoy Gothic fiction or books about zombies if they are well written and I like vampires. Book
- I don't work to any commissions. I do what I want to do. Any
- I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems… Character
- I wouldn't go out of my way to experience the indignity of middle-age just because it might be good meat for a story. Age
- I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will stand by itself… Concentrated
- I'm going to sound like an old man but at my age, it's lovely doing something that you've never done before. Age
- I'm not recognised that much. I'm just a bald man in glasses and there's a rash of them in Dublin. It'd be different if I… Bald
- The Irish are the niggers of Europe, lads. Europe
- You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt that any of those people were really moved… Always Putting
- Do be kind to yourself. Fill pages as quickly as possible; double space, or write on every second line. Regard every new page as a… Anxiety
- When I'm writing I just think there's only the page and me and nobody else. Inspirational
- Do not place a photograph of your favourite author on your desk, especially if the author is one of the famous ones who committed suicide. Author
- It's a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump… Big
- I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk. Believe
- When I was a kid, if you didn't speak Irish, you really wanted to. And you played Gaelic games and you didn't pay any attention… Admittedly
- If you are a writer you're at home, which means you're out of touch. You have to make excuses to get out there and look… Changing
- My novels come from within me; they are things I feel I want to do. Feel
- When I was growing up, the exam system didn't allow you to write fiction, so you never did. Allow
- I've been asked why does Ireland produce so many great musicians, and the answer is it doesn't. When you count the great musicians Ireland has… Answer
- When you grow up on an island, what matters is how you stand to the sea. Grow
- Sometimes adults seem as though they have cut a chord from being a child. Adult