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)

Peggy Noonan Quotes

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...