It was sheer professionalism and inspiration and the fact that you really cannot have people marching into other people's territory read more

It was sheer professionalism and inspiration and the fact that you really cannot have people marching into other people's territory and staying there.

There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men read more

There are people who read too much: bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on whiskey or religion. They wander through this most diverting and stimulating of worlds in a haze, seeing nothing and hearing nothing.

Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.

Don't brood on what's past, but never forget it either.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

Ireland's ruins are historic emotions surrendered to time.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

The past is a work of art, free of irrelevancies and loose ends.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

History books that contain no lies are extremely dull.

The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.

The fate of a nation has often depended on the food or bad digestion of a prime minister.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

Men after death are understood worse than men of the present, but heard better.

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair read more

The man who sees two or three generations is like someone who sits in a conjurer's booth at a fair and sees the tricks two or three times. They are meant to be seen only once.