Top 16 Quotes by Ken Bruen

My own life has had so many twists that I keep thinking I'll have one blessing that is not in disguise.

Jack Taylor was a private investigator in Galway, which seemed like madness. I used lots of Galway-isms, which seemed like madness, too.

My father believed a real man didn't read, and my parents hoped I'd get some sense and find a job in insurance.

The tourist board have put a bounty on me head, but they like the biz from tourists.

I committed a cardinal sin as a kid. I never spoke, and my mother thought there was something seriously wrong with me. A silent child is regarded as a problem in Ireland, and I just read all the time.

After five awful movies, I admitted failure and said I was not cut out to be an actor. But how many people get a chance to live their dream?

Whenever dark things happen in my life, there is always some dark humour.

I decided to write books, just to prove to myself that I was still alive, if nothing else.

I was a failed actor, but for 25 years, I got to go on stage anyway, and I loved it. I've still got the day job, and the travel bug.

The only book in our home was the Bible. My parents forbade books. They thought I needed help because I wanted to be a writer!