Top quotes from Irish writers

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Better pass boldly into that other world
In the full glory of some passion,
Than fade and wither dismally with age.
James Joyce
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The first time I read an excellent book,
It is to me just as if I had gained a new friend.
When I read a book over I have perused before,
It resembles the meeting with an old one.
Oliver Goldsmith
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We’re nothing if we’re not loved.
When you meet somebody who is more important to you than yourself,
That has to be the most important thing in life, really.
Maeve Binchy
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All I ask is the chance to prove
That money can’t make me happy.
Spike Milligan
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We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
CS Lewis
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I know that I shall meet my fate
Somewhere among the clouds above;
Those that I fight I do not hate
Those that I guard I do not love.
WB Yeats
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