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....

If you were going to be best friends with anyone - Kevin - you had to hate a lot of other people, the....

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

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

I was the ref. I was the ref they didn’t know about. Deaf and dumb. Invisible as a wall. I wanted no....

We parked our bikes on verges so they could graze.

Gloria screamed, but nothing came out. She could feel the scream in her throat, but it was clinging there,....

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.