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"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."

- W.B. Yeats

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"...but as his father used to say when he had a few drinks taken, you couldn't expect bloody miracles when you were talking about God."

- Joseph O'Connor

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"I think, generally speaking, that children have a knack for picking up curse words. Having said that, my brother and I (although admittedly, it was I who displayed a higher level of fluency) took to c..."

- J.P. Sexton

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"I don't want to earn a living, I want to live."

- Oscar Wilde

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"It was a sacrifice worthy of her and dreams are made to be killed."

- David Louden

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"He looked along the line of children, exhibits A to C of his existence and heirs to the twisted throne of his corrupt genetics."

- David Louden

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"So you’re the little smart ass from Poleglass.”I wanted to point out he sounded like Dr. Seuss but bit my lip and remembered the warning the old lady gave me."

- David Louden

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"He was a shadow of the man that once intimidated us out of our home, a shell of a human being, a fragment of a father."

- David Louden

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"I'm Irish yet I don't drink as I refuse to be a stereotype and live down to the expectations of others."

- Stewart Stafford

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