Nothing In Human Life Is Inherently Private.

If It Is True That We Need A Degree Of Certainty To Get By, It Is Also True That Too Much Of The Stuff Can Be Lethal.

Irish Fiction Is Full Of Secrets, Guilty Pasts, Divided Identities. It Is No Wonder That There Is Such A Rich Tradition Of Gothic Writing In A Nation So Haunted By History.

From The Viewpoint Of Political Power, Culture Is Absolutely Vital. So Vital, Indeed, That Power Cannot Operate Without It. It Is Culture, In The Sense Of The Everyday Habits And Beliefs Of A People, Which Beds Power Down, Makes It Appear Natural And Inevitable, Turns It Into Spontaneous Reflex And Response.

Socialism Is The Completion Of Democracy, Not The Negation Of It.

It Is Silly To Call Fat People "gravitationally Challenged", A Self-righteous Fetishism Of Language Which Is No More Than A Symptom Of Political Frustration.