"We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“Dermot Reeve was so self-obsessed that even on the local nudist beach he only admired himself”
“We Irish prefer embroideries to plain cloth. To us Irish, memory is a canvas--stretched, primed, and ready for painting on. We love the "story" part of the word "history," and we love it trimmed out with color and drama, ribbons and bows. Listen to our tunes, observe a Celtic scroll: we always decorate our essence.”

Source : Frank Delaney (2010). “Frank Delaney's The Ireland Novels 3-Book Bundle: Tipperary, Shannon, Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show”, p.17, Random House
“To the deficit commission, a depression is the solution to the problem, not a problem.”
“I love to go back and write and direct another film one day, but that's on the backburner for now because I'm involved with so much television at the moment.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The fact that Stravinsky used the classics as a major influence is obvious. What is interesting is how he used them, how he turned Bach into Stravinsky.”
“I don't want awards. I am not saying this like it's a case of sour grapes. It isn't. I have been to a couple of award functions, and I soon realised that it doesn't give me the kick that it does to others.”
“The truth is, we usually only show our unhappiness to another woman. I suppose this is one of our problems. And yet it is also one of our strengths.”
“When art writing seems incomprehensible, chances are it is.”

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