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When I was growing up, the exam system didn't allow you to write fiction, so you never did.

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Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's a valid part of any endeavour, not just writing.

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I've been asked why does Ireland produce so many great musicians, and the answer is it doesn't. When you count the great musicians Ireland has given the world in the last 20 years, you can do it on one hand.

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I'm going to sound like an old man but at my age, it's lovely doing something that you've never done before.

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Sometimes adults seem as though they have cut a chord from being a child.

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It's great meeting children because you never know what they will say.

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I like naming characters.

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Some of the people who look the most normal are probably the maddest people trying to look normal.

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Most working days I can be at my desk for nine hours a day.

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The problem with being Irish... is having 'Riverdance' on your back. It's a burden at times.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Novelist

Born: May 8th, 1958

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