{"quotes":[{"text":"Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.","author":"W.B. Yeats","tags":["irish","irish-writer","joy","tragedy","william-butler-yeats"],"id":7393,"author_id":"W.B.+Yeats"},{"text":"He looked along the line of children, exhibits A to C of his existence and heirs to the twisted throne of his corrupt genetics.","author":"David Louden","tags":["coming-of-age","irish-writer","literary-fiction","roman-á-clef"],"id":77415,"author_id":"David+Louden"},{"text":"...But as his father used to say when he had a few drinks taken, you couldn't expect bloody miracles when you were talking about God.","author":"Joseph O'Connor","tags":["humorous","irish-writer"],"id":269135,"author_id":"Joseph+O%27Connor"},{"text":"He was a shadow of the man that once intimidated us out of our home, a shell of a human being, a fragment of a father.","author":"David Louden","tags":["coming-of-age","irish-writer","literary-fiction","roman-á-clef"],"id":275394,"author_id":"David+Louden"},{"text":"So you’re the little smart ass from Poleglass.”I wanted to point out he sounded like Dr. Seuss but bit my lip and remembered the warning the old lady gave me.","author":"David Louden","tags":["coming-of-age","irish-writer","literary-fiction","roman-á-clef"],"id":303817,"author_id":"David+Louden"},{"text":"I'm Irish yet I don't drink as I refuse to be a stereotype and live down to the expectations of others.","author":"Stewart Stafford","tags":["alcohol","irish","irish-writer","irishmen","stereotype","stereotyped-prejudices","stereotypes"],"id":315843,"author_id":"Stewart+Stafford"},{"text":"I think, generally speaking, that children have a knack for picking up curse words. Having said that, my brother and I (although admittedly, it was I who displayed a higher level of fluency) took to cursing like frogs take to jumping. Mind you, we received excellent tutoring along the way.","author":"J.P. Sexton","tags":["cursing","humor","ireland","irish-writer","memoir"],"id":393169,"author_id":"J.P.+Sexton"},{"text":"I don't want to earn a living, I want to live.","author":"Oscar Wilde","tags":["gothic","irish-writer","oscar-wilde","sublime","victorian"],"id":463494,"author_id":"Oscar+Wilde"},{"text":"It was a sacrifice worthy of her and dreams are made to be killed.","author":"David Louden","tags":["coming-of-age","irish-writer","literary-fiction","roman-á-clef"],"id":478098,"author_id":"David+Louden"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":9,"pages":1}}