Quotes by Joseph O'Connor

About Joseph O'Connor:

Joseph Victor O'Connor is an Irish novelist. He is known for his 2002 historical novel Star of the Sea. Before success as an author he was a journalist with the Sunday Tribune newspaper and Esquire magazine. He is a regular contributor to Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He is a member of the Irish artists' association Aosdána.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

That each man is the sum of his choices is nothing less than the truth. And each, perhaps, is also something else.

Joseph O'Connor

Everything is in the way the material is composed.

Joseph O'Connor

Love and freedom are such hideous words. So many cruelties have been done in their name.

Joseph O'Connor

...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.

Joseph O'Connor

They had no previous connection whatever with Connemara; but they saw connections where others who should have seen them simply looked the other way.

Joseph O'Connor

Author Bio

  • NameJoseph O'Connor
  • DescriptionIrish author
  • BornSeptember 20, 1963
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionWriter; Screenwriter