I called the boss a ‘fucker’ one day – not to his face, but it got back to him – so that was the end. - Philip Ó Ceallaigh

I write to discover something, not so much to set down what I already know. I see ignorance and confusion all around me. I see these things in myself. I'm subject of all kinds of fears and conflicting desires. But one of those desires, the sanest one, is to see through the confusion.

Tolstoy's War and Peace is overblown – do yourself a favour and read his Death of Ivan Ilych.

The real writers are tenacious creatures, and they found a way long before there were writers workshops and creative writing courses in the universities. In the absence of formal frameworks, personal initiatives and informal frameworks become more important.