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Kevin Barry
6 quotes
“I miss journalism an awful lot.”
Kevin Barry (1902–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Leader Interview..with Kevin Barry, Limerick Leader (1 November 2007)
“I won't be happy until I'm up there, receiving the Nobel Prize.”
Kevin Barry (1902–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Leader Interview..with Kevin Barry, Limerick Leader (1 November 2007)
“A prize with money attached to it has a lot of prestige.”
Kevin Barry (1902–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kevin Barry shortlisted for the International Impac Dublin Literary Award, The Irish Times (9 April 2013)
“I am hugely insecure and desperate to be loved and I want my reader to adore me, to a disturbing, stalkerish degree.”
Kevin Barry (1902–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I've been haunting bookshops and hiding behind display signs of TV chefs (Nigella is excellent to hide behind as she has a huge arse) as I spy on the short fiction section and see if anyone's tempted by my sweet bait. I've also been counting how many copies of the book are left in shops, and I've been covering other “upcoming” authors’ books with mine.”
Kevin Barry (1902–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Art is a hideously painful business, you know. Pity me! Or at least buy me a drink.”
Kevin Barry (1902–1920) said by 1920 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source