Suffering is too strong a word, but writing is serious work. I pull the stuff up from me - it's not as if it's a pleasure. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes pleasure pull strong
Life has a funny way of becoming ordinary as soon as it can. Colm Toibin funnylifeordinary Change image and share on social
People love talking about writers as storytellers, but I hate being called that: it suggests I got it from my grandmother or something, when my writing really comes out of silence. If a storyteller came up to me, I'd run away. Colm Toibin callgrandmotherhate share on social
Between the ages of 8 and 12 it was difficult to know what my father was saying, and he moved very slowly, and then he died. Colm Toibin agediedifficult Change image and share on social
Sometimes I have to be pulled down to reality. I want everything to happen all at once. Dustin Yellin happenpullreality Change image and share on social
My style is Edie Sedgwick meets Grace Jones, or Audrey Hepburn meets Salt 'n' Pepa. Strong and feisty but still classic. Estelle audreyclassicedie Change image and share on social
I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure. Herb Alpert confesslistenmusic Change image and share on social