Doe Quote by Paul Muldoon

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

As far as Irish writers being great, I think the fact that there have been two languages in Ireland for a very long time;…

— Garry Hynes

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

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

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've never put Northern Ireland into a novel because it's not my territory. I come from the South, so my imaginative territory is very…

— Colm Toibin

“Many existing top 20 Scottish writers have flourished in part because of good turns done by institutions, arts community, libraries and bookshops.”

— Sara Sheridan

“Declan Kiberd: Irish writers were an early warning system about abuse Artists played a vital role in the State's formation and since independence have…

— Declan Kiberd

Irish fiction is full of secrets, guilty pasts, divided identities. It is no wonder that there is such a rich tradition of Gothic writing…

— Terry Eagleton

There is no shortage of wonderful writers. What we lack is a dependable mass of readers.

— Kurt Vonnegut

What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.

— Lady Gregory

I do wish I could write like some of the American women, who can be clever and heartfelt and hopeful; people like Lorrie Moore…

— Anne Enright