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Small: Yes, my mother was a singer, and my father played piano and keyboards. They were in a band together, though th
"Yes, my mother was a singer, and my father played piano and keyboards. They were in a band together, though they also had regular jobs because they had kids and stuff like that"
Caroline Corr, Musician
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Small: I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular
"I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular"
Caroline Corr, Musician
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Small: We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasnt a great love or anything, it wasnt a gre
Hugh Leonard
"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"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. Were also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of
Hugh Leonard
"We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We don't understand time"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: The problem with Ireland is that its a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent
Hugh Leonard
"The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father
Hugh Leonard
"My mother was passionate. She was stubborn, the dominant one in the family. She dominated my father"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play
Hugh Leonard
"My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: Its a natural thing for people to say, you know, Whos in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive.
Hugh Leonard
"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"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: Ive always enjoyed a womans company more than mens. Theyre usually better looking
Hugh Leonard
"I've always enjoyed a woman's company more than men's. They're usually better looking"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: Ive always believed in survival
Hugh Leonard
"I've always believed in survival"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: Im a writer, and what I do is write. I wasnt able to do anything else
Hugh Leonard
"I'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything else"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: Im a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what pain is, so on that level Im much nicer
Hugh Leonard
"I'm a much nicer person since my wife died. I found out what pain is, so on that level I'm much nicer"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying theres nothing I would change. That was
Hugh Leonard
"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"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: I think with every writer there are two people there
Hugh Leonard
"I think with every writer there are two people there"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it
Hugh Leonard
"I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: I dont think anyone is the perfect one to play me
Hugh Leonard
"I don't think anyone is the perfect one to play me"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasnt an illusion. I sa
Hugh Leonard
"I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasn't an illusion. I saw her out of the corner of my eye. The moment I saw her, she vanished"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: Gossip is more popular than literature
Hugh Leonard
"Gossip is more popular than literature"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: As somebody once said, were not punished for our sins, were punished by them
Hugh Leonard
"As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his fathers deathbed
Hugh Leonard
"Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: The law, in our case, seems to make the right and the very reverse ought to be done - the right should make th
"The law, in our case, seems to make the right; and the very reverse ought to be done - the right should make the law"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return
"The human heart, at whatever age, opens only to the heart that opens in return"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds who hurt only themsel
"The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds who hurt only themselves"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget
"Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property
"Some people talk of morality, and some of religion, but give me a little snug property"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart
"Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: Ive a great fancy to see my own funeral afore I die
"I've a great fancy to see my own funeral afore I die"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: How success changes the opinion of men!
"How success changes the opinion of men!"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: Business was his aversion Pleasure was his business
"Business was his aversion; Pleasure was his business"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: An orator is the worse person to tell a plain fact
"An orator is the worse person to tell a plain fact"
Maria Edgeworth, Novelist
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Small: A thing well done is worth doing
Hugh Leonard
"A thing well done is worth doing"
Hugh Leonard, Dramatist
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Small: You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive
"You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive"
James Stephens, Poet
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Small: Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they
"Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies"
James Stephens, Poet
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Small: Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera
"Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera"
James Stephens, Poet
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Small: Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think
"Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself"
James Stephens, Poet
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Small: Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen
"Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen"
James Stephens, Poet
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Small: Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it
"Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it"
James Stephens, Poet
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Small: Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will
"Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will"
James Stephens, Poet
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Small: A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find
"A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find"
James Stephens, Poet
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Small: A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust
"A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust"
James Stephens, Poet
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