It is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.
The Troubles are a pigmentation in our lives here, a constant irritation that detracts from real life. But life has to do with something else as well… - Brian Friel
The Troubles are a pigmentation in our lives here, a constant irritation that detracts from real life. But life has to do with something else as well…
- Brian Friel
Even if I did speak Irish, I’d always be considered an outsider here, wouldn’t I? I may learn the password but the language of the tribe will always … - Brian Friel
Even if I did speak Irish, I’d always be considered an outsider here, wouldn’t I? I may learn the password but the language of the tribe will always …
To remember everything is a form of madness. - Brian Friel
To remember everything is a form of madness.
It is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language. - Brian Friel
Confusion is not an ignoble condition - Brian Friel
Confusion is not an ignoble condition
People with a culture of poverty suffer much less from repression than we of the middle class suffer and indeed, if I may make the suggestion with du… - Brian Friel
People with a culture of poverty suffer much less from repression than we of the middle class suffer and indeed, if I may make the suggestion with du…
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