At the heart of the ridiculous, the sublime Derek Mahon More Quotes by Derek Mahon More Quotes From Derek Mahon It's practically my subject, my theme: solitude and community; the weirdness and terrors of solitude: the stifling and consolations of community. Also, the consolations of solitude. Derek Mahon weirdness community solitude The little things that you saw with a child’s eye and that will never go away. That’s what consciousness is all about. Derek Mahon going-away eye children