I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk. Roddy Doyle dialoguepeopletalk Change image and share on social
It's hard for me to measure them, or to assess my books because I'm so close to them. Roddy Doyle assesbookclose 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
When I was growing up, the exam system didn't allow you to write fiction, so you never did. Roddy Doyle examfictiongrow Change image and share on social
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 allowcontrolday 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
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
