Roddy Doyle Quotes

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Soul is the politics o' the people. Our people. – Soul is the rhythm o' sex.... Soul is dynamic. It can't be caught. It can't be chained. They could chain the nigger slaves but they couldn't chain their soul.

Roddy Doyle

It was a sign of growing up, when the dark made no more difference to you than the day.

Roddy Doyle

She's a pot-of-tea-before-I-say-boo-to-you woman. There's always a pile of warm teabags in the sink when I come down, like what a horse would leave behind.

Roddy Doyle

I said one Hail Mary and four Our Fathers, because I preferred the Our Fathers to the Hail Mary and it was longer and better.

Roddy Doyle

The Irish are the niggers of Europe, lads. An' Dubliners are the niggers of Ireland.... An' the northside Dubliners are the niggers o' Dublin. – Say it loud, I'm black an' I'm proud.

Roddy Doyle

Being out of a job makes you passive. You spend a lot of time in bed, and you can't be angry while you're asleep.

Roddy Doyle

Roddy Doyle

Roddy Doyle

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Born: May 8, 1958 (age 68)

Bio: Roddy Doyle is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of ten novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories.

Known for:

Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (1993)
The Guts (2013)
The Woman Who Walked into Doors (1996)
A Star Called Henry (1999)
The Giggler treatment (2000)

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