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Me Quotes by Colm Toibin
- John McGovern taught me that it's OK to write repeatedly about the same things.
- Suffering is too strong a word, but writing is serious work. I pull the stuff up from me - it's not as if it's a…
- I said that when I looked at photographs of the firefighters who went into the Twin Towers, their faces looked to me like Irish faces.…
- As I settled down to sleep in that new bed in the dark city, I saw that it was too late now, too late for…
- I like it that they [disciples] feed me and pay for my clothes and protect me. And in return I will do for them what…
- In my 20s, as I began to travel in Europe, I found comfort in religious paintings. Even though my own belief in Catholic dogma had…
- The old Victorian laws against homosexuality were still on the statute books until the early 1990s. As a gay man living in Ireland, I and…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale