“An Irishman's heart is nothing but his imagination.”

“The heart of an Irishman is nothing but his imagination”

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”

“It is a curious sensation: the sort of pain that goes mercifully beyond our powers of feeling. When your heart is broken, your boats are burned: nothing matters any more. It is the end of happiness and the beginning of peace.”

“What you are to do without me I cannot imagine.”

“I know your head aches. I know you're tired. I know your nerves are as raw as meat in a butcher's window. But think what you're trying to accomplish - just think what you're dealing with. The majesty and grandeur of the English language; it's the greatest possession we have. The noblest thoughts that ever flowed through the hearts of men are contained in its extraordinary, imaginative and musical mixtures of sounds. And that's what you've set yourself out to conquer, Eliza. And conquer it you will.”

“A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic.”