I wouldn’t go out of my way to experience the indignity of middle-age just because it might be good meat for a story. Roddy Doyle Read Quote
The problem with being Irish… is having ‘Riverdance’ on your back. It’s a burden at times. Roddy Doyle Read Quote
Some of the people who look the most normal are probably the maddest people trying to look normal. Roddy Doyle Read Quote
I’m going to sound like an old man but at my age, it’s lovely doing something that you’ve never done before. Roddy Doyle Read Quote
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. Roddy Doyle Read Quote
When I was growing up, the exam system didn’t allow you to write fiction, so you never did. Roddy Doyle Read Quote
It’s a big con job. We have sold the myth of Dublin as a sexy place incredibly well; because it is a dreary little dump most of the time. Roddy Doyle Read Quote