John McGahern Quotes

When I start to write, words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private world to life that found its first expression through reading. I really dislike the romantic notion of the artist.
John McGahern

When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody.
John McGahern

When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance and we take it for granted as if we're going to live forever, which we're not.
John McGahern

Yes, but also one of the problems for a novelist in Ireland is the fact that there are no formal manners. I mean some people have beautiful manners but there's no kind of agreed form of manners.
John McGahern

Yes, though I have nothing but gratitude for my upbringing in the church.
John McGahern

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John McGahern Quotes

Type: Writer Quotes Category: Irish Writer Quotes Date of Birth: November 12, 1934 Date of Death: March 30, 2006 Nationality: Irish Find on Amazon: John McGahern Related Authors: Jonathan Swift Bram Stoker Garth Ennis Marguerite Gardiner George William Russell Arthur Murphy William Trevor Flann O'Brien	1 - 2 When I start to write, words have become physical presence. It was to see if I could bring that private world to life that found its first expression through reading. I really dislike the romantic notion of the artist. John McGahern When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody. John McGahern When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance and we take it for granted as if we're going to live forever, which we're not. John McGahern Yes, but also one of the problems for a novelist in Ireland is the fact that there are no formal manners. I mean some people have beautiful manners but there's no kind of agreed form of manners. John McGahern Yes, though I have nothing but gratitude for my upbringing in the church. John McGahern 1 - 2