"The soul is a living being, and it never dies."

"Perpetual virginity is the tragedy of the soul."

"I shall write for my own people, whether in love or hate of them matters little, probably I shall not know which it is."

"Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic heart."

"I have spent my life in trying to find a style for myself, and I am still trying."