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J.P. Donleavy


Born
in Brooklyn, New York, The United States
April 23, 1926

Died
September 11, 2017

Website

Genre
Literature & Fiction


James Patrick Donleavy was an Irish American author, born to Irish immigrants. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II after which he moved to Ireland. In 1946 he began studies at Trinity College, Dublin, but left before taking a degree. He was first published in the Dublin literary periodical, Envoy.

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“Writing is turning life's worst moments into money.”
― J.P. Donleavy
tags: humor, philosophy-of-life, writing
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“Electronic books are a bad thing because they cannot be accumulated on shelves to remind you of your past, to impress your neighbors and colleagues, and to help prevent divorces thanks to the sheer bother of arguing over who owns what.”
― J.P. Donleavy
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“Revenge is what I want. Nothing but pure unadulterated revenge. But my mother brought me up to be a lady.”
― J.P. Donleavy, The Lady Who Liked Clean Restrooms: The Chronicle of One of the Strangest Stories Ever to Be Rumoured About Around New York
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