Good ideas are often murdered by better ones. Roddy Doyle goodideamurder Change image and share on social
If you are a writer you're at home, which means you're out of touch. You have to make excuses to get out there and look at how the world is changing. Roddy Doyle changeexcusehome Change image and share on social
I had to make sure I kept an eye on the real world. Roddy Doyle eyemakereal Change image and share on social
I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop. Roddy Doyle characterleaveopen Change image and share on social
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 ageexperiencegood Change image and share on social
When I'm writing I just think there's only the page and me and nobody else. Roddy Doyle pagewrite Change image and share on social
Ulysses could have done with a good editor. You know people are always putting Ulysses in the top 10 books ever written but I doubt that any of those people were really moved by it. Roddy Doyle bookdoubteditor Change image and share on social
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 answeraskcount share on social
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 agehavelovely Change image and share on social
Sometimes adults seem as though they have cut a chord from being a child. Roddy Doyle adultchildchord Change image and share on social
