J. P. Donleavy quotes

Writing is turning one's worst moments into money. (J. P. Donleavy)
I got disappointed in human nature as well and gave it up because I found it too much like my own. View quote
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On Being Old. It's not nice but take comfort that you won't stay that way for ever. View quote
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The inhabitants will always see both sides of an argument so long as it can result in a fight. View quote
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Rid the mind of knowledge when looking for pleasure. Or start thinking and find a lot of pain. View quote
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When you don't have any money, the problem is food. When you have money, it's sex. When you have both it's health, you worry about getting rupture or something. If everything is simply jake then you're frightened of death. View quote
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To marry the Irish is to look for poverty. View quote
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When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin. View quote
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All I want Is one break Which is not My neck. View quote
J. P. Donleavy

J. P. Donleavy

J. P. Donleavy - Image
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Occupation: American Playwright
Born: April 23, 1926
Died: September 11, 2017
Quotes count: 9
Wikipedia: J. P. Donleavy

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