Colm Toibin Quotes

Between the ages of 8 and 12 it was difficult to know what my Colm Toibin Picture Quote

Between the ages of 8 and 12 it was difficult to know what my

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I was first in Sydney in 1993, and have been a few times Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I was first in Sydney in 1993, and have been a few times

— Colm Toibin

While historians may go on attempting grand, sweeping and defining narratives, they Colm Toibin Picture Quote

While historians may go on attempting grand, sweeping and defining narratives, they

— Colm Toibin

Suffering is too strong a word, but writing is serious work. I Colm Toibin Picture Quote

Suffering is too strong a word, but writing is serious work. I

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I work very deliberately, with a plan. But sometimes I come to Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I work very deliberately, with a plan. But sometimes I come to

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I went to live in Barcelona in 1975, when I was twenty. Even Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I went to live in Barcelona in 1975, when I was twenty. Even

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I never listen to music when I am writing. It would be Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I never listen to music when I am writing. It would be

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It may be enough to study history in all its nuance and Colm Toibin Picture Quote

It may be enough to study history in all its nuance and

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She was lonely without Blunt, but she was lonelier at the idea Colm Toibin Picture Quote

She was lonely without Blunt, but she was lonelier at the idea

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I’ve never put Northern Ireland into a novel because it’s not my Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I’ve never put Northern Ireland into a novel because it’s not my

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The old Victorian laws against homosexuality were still on the statute books Colm Toibin Picture Quote

The old Victorian laws against homosexuality were still on the statute books

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I am violently untidy. My desk is overcrowded. I write my first Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I am violently untidy. My desk is overcrowded. I write my first

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John McGovern taught me that it’s OK to write repeatedly about the same things. Colm Toibin Picture Quote

John McGovern taught me that it’s OK to write repeatedly about the same things.

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When a book comes from the publisher and you see it for Colm Toibin Picture Quote

When a book comes from the publisher and you see it for

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I first went to Barcelona in 1975 after university, and I stayed for Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I first went to Barcelona in 1975 after university, and I stayed for

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I wrote every day between the ages of 12 and 20 when I stopped Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I wrote every day between the ages of 12 and 20 when I stopped

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I like it that they [disciples] feed me and pay for my Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I like it that they [disciples] feed me and pay for my

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I do not know why it matters that I should tell the Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I do not know why it matters that I should tell the

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The problem is once you’ve written the opening paragraph and worked out Colm Toibin Picture Quote

The problem is once you’ve written the opening paragraph and worked out

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It really matters to writers to find and treasure readers, all the Colm Toibin Picture Quote

It really matters to writers to find and treasure readers, all the

— Colm Toibin

Life has a funny way of becoming ordinary as soon as it can. Colm Toibin Picture Quote

Life has a funny way of becoming ordinary as soon as it can.

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I did think of becoming a priest quite late on, when other Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I did think of becoming a priest quite late on, when other

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I think you can get a sort of intensity and an edginess Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I think you can get a sort of intensity and an edginess

— Colm Toibin

Writer’s block! It doesn’t exist. You just long for ideas to go Colm Toibin Picture Quote

Writer’s block! It doesn’t exist. You just long for ideas to go

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I write with a sort of grim determination to deal with things Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I write with a sort of grim determination to deal with things

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The Roman Catholic Church and its rituals were so much part of Colm Toibin Picture Quote

The Roman Catholic Church and its rituals were so much part of

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You create a world away from home and make new rooms for Colm Toibin Picture Quote

You create a world away from home and make new rooms for

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‘One Minus One’ and ‘Barcelona, 1975’ are more or less autobiographical. Colm Toibin Picture Quote

‘One Minus One’ and ‘Barcelona, 1975’ are more or less autobiographical.

— Colm Toibin

Writing tends to be very deliberate. A novelist could probably run a Colm Toibin Picture Quote

Writing tends to be very deliberate. A novelist could probably run a

— Colm Toibin

I have to write a first draft with a fountain pen before I type it up as a second. Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I have to write a first draft with a fountain pen before I type it up as a second.

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I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and

— Colm Toibin

I live in words. I like looking at things, but I don’t have a strong visual imagination. Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I live in words. I like looking at things, but I don’t have a strong visual imagination.

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I said that when I looked at photographs of the firefighters who Colm Toibin Picture Quote

I said that when I looked at photographs of the firefighters who

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It is important to find a publisher and equally important not to Colm Toibin Picture Quote

It is important to find a publisher and equally important not to

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Roth Unbound is filled with intelligent readings and smart judgments. Because of Colm Toibin Picture Quote

Roth Unbound is filled with intelligent readings and smart judgments. Because of

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The sentences I write have their roots in song and poetry, and Colm Toibin Picture Quote

The sentences I write have their roots in song and poetry, and

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In skies of deepening blue the moon, heaven’s queen was now afloat Colm Toibin Picture Quote

In skies of deepening blue the moon, heaven’s queen was now afloat

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All writing is a form of manipulation, of course, but you realize Colm Toibin Picture Quote

All writing is a form of manipulation, of course, but you realize

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Three of my novels and a good number of my short stories Colm Toibin Picture Quote

Three of my novels and a good number of my short stories

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Anyone who works in the arts knows, if you’re writing a novel Colm Toibin Picture Quote

Anyone who works in the arts knows, if you’re writing a novel

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