Alan Doyle > Quotes

“But they did not have one, so they made do without. That's how they both had been brought up. Spend exactly all of your time making the most of what you have and exactly none of your time whining about what you don't have.”
― Alan Doyle

“Say what you want about organized religion, but man, they make cool windows.”
― Alan Doyle

“I'd never seen anyone quite like him before. Roger's flesh was the colour of potatoes, with deep furrows running along his forehead and cheeks, as if you could grow root vegetables in the lines of his face.”
― Alan Doyle

“His waking cry was a mad battle cry from an ancient warrior before he leaps from his horse into combat with swords and arrows flying. He yelled as loud as an adult who'd just had his legs broken.”
― Alan Doyle

“It's one of the most brilliant pieces of advice I've ever heard: be good. Be good to people Be a good son to your mom and dad, a good brother to your siblings. Be a good husband to your wife, a good dad to your son. Be a good friend to your friends. Be a good worker to your co-workers, and good band-mate to your bandmates. Be a good celebrity to your fans. Be good.”
― Alan Doyle

“Liquor Vicar is like a weekend I have always wanted to have. Filled with fun, crazy people on an adventure that no one could imagine. Well, no one other than Vince, I guess. Turns out one of my favourite drummers will become one of my favourite novelists, too. Ain’t life grand that way?”
Alan Doyle, author of ‘Where I Belong’ and ‘A Newfoundlander in Canada: Always Going Somewhere, Always Going Home’, singer, songwriter, actor and founding member of Great Big Sea.”
― Alan Doyle

“I have never eaten fire, or put a lit flare on my tongue. I have never wrapped my lips around a BBQ lighter and clicked it on. I have never taken hot embers from the woodstove and sucked them like candy. But I cannot imagine how any of these acts could have burned more than sipping a teaspoon of this liquor. If hell has a shooter, it must surely be this booze.”
― Alan Doyle