"I think my mother was very spiritual." — John McGahern

"I think my mother was very spiritual."

— John McGahern

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34 Quotes by John McGahern

John McGahern has 34 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

When I start to write, words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private…
When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance…
Without the book business it would be difficult or impossible for true books to find their true readers and without…
The best of life is life lived quietly, where nothing happens but our calm journey through the day, where change…
Anything that is given can be at once taken away. We have to learn never to expect anything, and when…
Ireland is a peculiar society in the sense that it was a nineteenth century society up to about 1970 and…
My favorite optimist was an American who jumped off the Empire State Building, and as he passed the 42nd floor,…
As a writer, I write to see. If I knew how it would end, I wouldn't write. It's a process…
When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that…
I used to take five or six books away and bring five or six books back. Nobody gave me direction…
...with a rush of feeling he felt that this must be happiness. As soon as the thought came to him,…
Nothing ever holds together unless it is mixed with some of one's own blood

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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