Peggy Noonan Quote

The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get depressed; they have to be sad at funerals, which is easy, so they get happy.

What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in the Reagan Era (ed. 1990)

The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get...

The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get...

The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get...

The Irish are often nervous about having the appropriate face for the occasion. They have to be happy at weddings, which is a strain, so they get...