I'm Quite Interested In The

Naming Is Nice. It Took Me Days Before I Was Able To Speak A Name For My First Child (what If People Did Not Like It?), And I Suspect We Gave Her A Secret, Second Name As Well, To Keep Her Safe.

I Can't Think Of Anything You Might Say About Irish People That Is Absolutely True.

Writing Is Not My Problem, It Is My Solution.

I Work At The Sentences. Many Of The Things People Find Distinctive About My Writing, I Think Of As Natural.

If You Grow Up In Ireland And Read Books Then You Really Are Obliged To Attempt Your Own Some Time. It Is Not Exactly A Choice. I Still Don't Know If I Am A Writer. Believe Me, There Are Days When I Have My Doubts.