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I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of.

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I'm a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what pain is, so on that level I'm much nicer.

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I've always believed in survival.

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I've always enjoyed a woman's company more than men's. They're usually better looking.

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It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come along and I'm waiting for that first question.

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My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play.

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My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past.

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My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father.

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The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent.

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We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a great love or anything, it wasn't a great, all-consuming passion. She was just there. A lot of people were startled because we didn't seem devoted but we were.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Dramatist

Born: November 9th, 1926

Died: February 12th, 2009

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