A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
There is still a difference between something and nothing, but it is purely geometrical and there is nothing behind the geometry.
Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.
When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself...True happiness is born of self-reliance.
No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.
You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.