Patrick Kavanagh

Young writers should keep out of pubs and remember that the cliche way of the artistic life is a lie.

Wine and women do not go with song. Alcohol is the worst enemy of the imagination.

What appears in newspapers is often new but seldom true.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

Basketball would have been the natural sport to play, but it's a little too aggressive for me, so instead I dabbled in volleyball and some good old-fashioned Roller Derby.