#l

It's hard for me to measure them, or to assess my books because I'm so close to them. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#because #books #close #hard #i

When I started writing full time I had not long stopped being a teacher and when at last I had a full day to write, I would put music on and wonder to myself - am I allowed to do this? Then I thought: 'I am control of this and no one is telling me what I can do.' ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#am #being #control #day #full

When I was a kid, if you didn't speak Irish, you really wanted to. And you played Gaelic games and you didn't pay any attention to what was happening in the outside world, because really, Ireland was the center of the universe. And I don't think that's the case anymore. Although, admittedly, it is the center of the universe. ↗

— Roddy Doyle

#although #any #anymore #attention #because

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

— Roddy Doyle

#did #exam #fiction #growing #growing up

I think for anyone - male or female - in improv, the biggest thing to get over is the fear. I think every improviser has that. ↗

— Rachel Dratch

#biggest #biggest thing #every #fear #female

If it gets laughs, it's funny. ↗

— Rachel Dratch

#gets #laughs

In real life, I'm gorgeous, beautiful. ↗

— Rachel Dratch

#gorgeous #i #life #real #real life

I'm never, like I say, I'm never happy, I'm never satisfied, it's never good enough. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#good #happy #i #like #never

If this is really it...if you're really done with me...will you let me hold you tonight? - Travis ↗

— Jamie McGuire

#beautiful #break-up #disaster #jamie #mcguire

Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#family #fight #percy-jackson #relatives #family