Quotes by : John McGahern

When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought....

When I start to write, words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private....

They'd listen silenty, with grave faces: but once they'd turn to each other they'd smile cruelly. He....

...with a rush of feeling he felt that this must be happiness. As soon as the thought came to him, he....

…only then did I wake out of the book.

His abhorrence and fear of alcohol did not extend to his power as host. He kept a huge cupboard of drinks....

About this time, whether he felt there wasn't sufficient drama in his life or that he was determined....