“Everything hurts, Fergal. All the time. Start with that and life won't be able to disappoint you.”
― Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas
― Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas
“There are so many stories, she thinks, and most of them end up lost.”
― River of Stars
― River of Stars
“I will not say I am sorry, but I can tell you that I grieve.”
― Tigana
― Tigana
“We’re born alone and we die alone, I accept that. But why, God, do we have to be alone in the middle?”
― 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
― 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
“She was owner and captive, both, of a bitterly divided heart.”
― Tigana
― Tigana
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