I've been very lucky and I have a happy old age with good family and friends still around..

I try to make my characters kind of ordinary, somebody that anybody could be. Because we've all had loves, perhaps love and loss, people can relate t….

I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand..

I'm getting better, happier, and nicer as I grow older, so I would be terrific in a couple of hundred years time..

I believed that old people never laughed. I thought they sighed a lot and groaned. They walked with sticks, and they didn't like children on bicycles….

In Ireland every place you visit and every person you meet has a story. And they love to tell you their stories. Everyone is interested in everythi….

The whole art of life is knowing the right time to say things..

My brother married young, and his is the best marriage I know..

If you don't go to a dance you can never be rejected but you'll never get to dance either..

I think I'm brave because I've made decisions based - I hope not entirely selfishly - on what I think is right for me to do next..

I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you're going to be an Irish writer..

Nobody is ordinary if you know where to look..

I love thriller writers. My favourites are Harlan Coban, Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Kathy Reichs and Ed McBain..

I've seen a lot of people buy my books and then fall asleep on the plane soon afterwards..

I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends r….

My father went to work by train every day. It was half an hour's journey each way, and he would read a paperback in four journeys. After supper, we a….

I have an irregular heartbeat, so that means a fair amount of medication - and I have blood pressure pills, too, but no vitamins or supplements..

Money doesn't make you happy, but it gives a zone of comfort around you..

I am not a member of Fat Liberation, nor do I think that obesity is healthy. But I do believe that in many ways my life has been a more charmed and h….

I couldn't have children, so that's the bad side. But compared to everything else I have, it's not all that terribly bad. I count my winners rather t….

Because I saw my parents relaxing in armchairs and reading and liking it, I thought it was a peaceful grown-up thing to do, and I still think that..