There are only three great puzzles in the world, the puzzle of love, the puzzle of death, and, between each of these and part of both of them, the puzzle of God. God is the greatest puzzle of all.
When my father first took me to Ennis Library I went down among the shelves and felt company, not only the company of writers, but the readers too, b… - Niall Williams
When my father first took me to Ennis Library I went down among the shelves and felt company, not only the company of writers, but the readers too, b…
- Niall Williams
It was as if we were at the heart of a maze. We were overwhelmed by the enormity of the tasks ahead. Mary had given us a bottle of milk and a spoonfu… - Niall Williams
It was as if we were at the heart of a maze. We were overwhelmed by the enormity of the tasks ahead. Mary had given us a bottle of milk and a spoonfu…
All writers are waiting for replies. That’s what I’ve learned. Maybe all human beings are - Niall Williams
All writers are waiting for replies. That’s what I’ve learned. Maybe all human beings are
Some people make you feel better about living. Some people you meet and you feel this little lift in your heart, this 'Ah', because there's something… - Niall Williams
Some people make you feel better about living. Some people you meet and you feel this little lift in your heart, this 'Ah', because there's something…
Somehow the river is louder when you cover your ears. - Niall Williams
Somehow the river is louder when you cover your ears.
A truly extraordinary work: vivid, passionate and utterly compelling. The Sound of One Hand Clapping is raw as a wound. It opens a world that is stra… - Niall Williams
A truly extraordinary work: vivid, passionate and utterly compelling. The Sound of One Hand Clapping is raw as a wound. It opens a world that is stra…
The world is more outlandish than some people’s imaginations. - Niall Williams
The world is more outlandish than some people’s imaginations.
Hope may or may not be a Thing with Feathers. But it’s definitely a Thing with Claws. - Niall Williams
Hope may or may not be a Thing with Feathers. But it’s definitely a Thing with Claws.
We are our stories. We tell them to stay alive or keep alive those who only live now in the telling. - Niall Williams
We are our stories. We tell them to stay alive or keep alive those who only live now in the telling.
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