Quotes by : Roddy Doyle

When I started writing full time I had not long stopped being a teacher and when at last I had a full....

If you are a writer you're at home, which means you're out of touch. You have to make excuses to get....

Do ghosts drink tea?They don't, said Tansey. But this ghost would love to see a cup of tea in front of....

Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's part of any endeavour, not just writing.

We parked our bikes on verges so they could graze.

She’s happier than Nicola. That’s probably true. Alcoholics can stop drinking but what is there for....

I jumped on Sinbad's bottle. Nothing happened. I didn't do it again. Sometimes when nothing happened....

One day at a time, sweet Jesus. Whoever wrote that one hadn’t a clue. A day is a fuckin’ eternity....

It was a sign of growing up, when the dark made no more difference to you than the day.

She'd tried her hand at most things, but drew the line at honesty.