“There is no disgrace in peace. There can never be dishonor in peace.”
― 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
― 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
“We never fully appreciate today until tomorrow.”
― The Greener Shore
― The Greener Shore
“At one time the Irish had been forbidden by English law to educate their children, to own a horse worth more than five pounds, to play the Irish pipes, to wear the color green… the list went on and on. Most of the oppressive statutes were no longer enforced, but the shamed submission they had engendered remained.”
― 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
― 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
“If anything might hurt her, silence would; and I wanted to hurt her.”
― The Magus
― The Magus
“If you would have peace, genuine peace, you must accept all the aspects of your personality and learn to be comfortable with them.”
― Lion of Ireland
― Lion of Ireland
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