Quotes by : Colm Tóibín

And then you’ll catch yourself thinking about something or someone who has no connection with the past.....

His consolation was that at least he had known her as the world had not, and the pain of living without....

We can all have plenty of lives, but there are limits. You never can tell what they are.

But he also knew that, as much as he wanted to aid and console the soldier, he wanted to be alone in....

She has gone back to Brooklyn,' her mother would say. And, as the train rolled past Macmire Bridge on....

Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep – it can't be done abru

She noticed then that Conor was watching her.'Are you going for a swim?' he asked her.'In a while. Why....

A novelist's job is almost to be a stupid as possible, except in the cunning moment when you need to....

She thought it was strange that the mere sensation of savouring the prospect of something could make....

Well, I didn't really know what to say. So maybe I should say that I have thought about you and I like....