Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Alice McDermott
Alice McDermott is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
More from Alice McDermott (72 quotes) →More quotes by Alice McDermott
- “I have not won far more awards than I have won.”Alice McDermott
- “I'm a novelist. I'm not a crusader, and I'm not an editorial writer. And I'm not writing fiction to convince…”Alice McDermott
- “I think place and time for me is often a matter of convenience, something I can use to another end rather tha…”Alice McDermott
- “After a long run of almost thirty years, you get to the point where you say, 'These are my concerns.' It's no…”Alice McDermott
Irish Sayings: more sayings
- “The Ireland I now inhabit is one that these Irish contemporaries have helped to imagine.”Seamus Heaney
- “I think I've got an Irish sensibility for language - I like how people talk. I'm not saying I've got it, but…”Roisin Conaty
- “In Ireland, it's been like U2 and The Cranberries, which is rock, but you know they're Irish.”Caroline Corr
More Language quotes
- “I thought I'd miss cursing, but I actually don't. I still feel like I can get my point across without real ha…”Kevin Dillon
- “Mama had her little cough. Once or twice, some quiet sobbing, out of sight... Or the slamming of kitchen cupb…”David Small
- “I think I've got an Irish sensibility for language - I like how people talk. I'm not saying I've got it, but…”Roisin Conaty
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Alice McDermott
After This
2006
Charming Billy
1997