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I used to feel defensive when people would say, 'Yes, but your books have happy endings', as if that made them worthless, or unrealistic. Some people do get happy endings, even if it's only for a while. I would rather never be published again than write a downbeat ending.

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As I get older the stars have gone from my eyes more, and I see that life is just something that has to be lived with, that it's better not to struggle.

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I've never made a secret of the fact that I'd have loved to have children.

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I think denial's fascinating. It's a jokey word, but it really happens, and sometimes in enormous ways.

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Writing about feeling disconnected has enabled me to connect, and that has been the most lovely thing of all.

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I haven't had Botox because my face is a bit lopsided and I depend on keeping everything animated so that people don't notice.

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Many nations use language simply to convey information, but it's different in Ireland. With most conversational exchanges you get an 'added extra' like the free little biscuit you sometimes get with a cappuccino in a fancy coffee place.

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When I was growing up, I despised Irishness. I felt our music, our television and our books were just poor imitations of what came out of Britain and America. I was all set to abandon it entirely.

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Love is an emotion. It can't be seen or touched, and it is experienced differently by everyone, therefore it is difficult to measure.

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I am prone to despair. We are all born with a particular personality. I get afraid and then I don't want to leave the house.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Writer

Born: September 10th, 1963

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