Book Quote by Michael Scott

If you grow up in Ireland and read books then you really are obliged to attempt your own some time. It is not exactly…

— Anne Enright

Despite being from Ireland, I've always avoided writing about it, for two reasons. For a very small country, Ireland has produced an astonishing number…

— Maggie O'Farrell

Ireland is a wonderful place to write in. Even although the atmosphere was so Faith-laden that I was often worried that I was not…

— Nancy Spain

I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer.

— Maeve Binchy

Irish writing is so strong that it can feel like the country has all been covered, but in fact, there are so many gaps.…

— Kevin Barry

In Ireland every place you visit and every person you meet has a story. And they love to tell you their stories. Everyone is…

— Maeve Binchy

I'm very keenly aware that there aren't very many women writing literary fiction in Ireland and so that gives me a sense that what…

— Anne Enright

I was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and it is still home to me. My writing has taken me all over the world,…

— Michael Scott

I always think of Ireland as a place for complex ideas and prose. I like Irishness. I like Irish culture and Irish literature.

— David Baddiel

In the country places of Ireland, writing is held in certain awe: a writer was a dangerous man from whom they instinctively recoiled.

— Patrick Kavanagh

My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so many great Irish writers - because there is something…

— Christopher Meloni

I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in ideas, stimulation,…

— Stephen Hunter