“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
“We never fully appreciate today until tomorrow.”
― The Greener Shore
― The Greener Shore
“There is a cruelty that lurks in some men’s souls which is only released when they have other men in their power.”
― 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
― 1921: The Great Novel of the Irish Civil War
“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
“Why do we choose sadness over happiness, when we are hurting? answer is simple, because every other emotion just feels wrong, depending upon how well you can lie to yourself and convince yourself to feel happy again. But if you want to heal your wounds, Let sadness take its course. It helps you recognize your faults and make peace with your inner self, let it take its time and when the time is right you shall feel happy again, most importantly in control and satisfied.”
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