Books Quote by Thomas Cahill

If we turn to early Irish literature, as we naturally may, to see what sort of people the Irish were in the infancy of…

— Sean O Faolain

I'm certainly confident in myself.

— Daniel Jones

I think a lot of acting is having the confidence to be open enough to try things and not be afraid of falling on…

— Carrie-Anne Moss

With confidence, he open the door of life presented to him.

— Paulo Coelho

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

At one point in my life, I wanted to do a master's degree in Irish literature, but I ended up getting pregnant instead.

— Miriam Toews

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

“Can one understand the presence of English literature without the absences of Irish literature? Are the presences in the former, at some level, bites…

— Rebecca Solnit

“In becoming an Irishman, Patrick wedded his world to theirs, his faith to their life…Patrick found a way of swimming down to the depths…

— Thomas Cahill

“The phrase "the violent bear it away" fascinated the 20th century Irish-American storyteller Flannery O'Connor, who used it as the title of one of…

— Thomas Cahill

Ireland starts for me with the end of 'The Dead,' which my father read to me from his desk in his basement office in…

— John Jeremiah Sullivan

“Ireland is probably named the “Emerald Isle” because there are lots of precious stones found there, such as sapphires and rubies.”

— Jarod Kintz