I'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything else. Hugh Leonard More Quotes by Hugh Leonard More Quotes From Hugh Leonard A thing well done is worth doing. Hugh Leonard well-done wells done My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past. Hugh Leonard moments life past No exercise brings into play all the muscles of the body in a more thorough manner, and none is more interesting than wrestling. He will find no other exercise more valuable in the cultivation of faculties which will help him to success in agility, strength, determination, coolness, and quick exercise of judgement. Hugh Leonard determination sports wrestling Gossip is more popular than literature. Hugh Leonard gossip literature Sometimes silence resolves a conversation confused by Mad Misconstruction. Hugh Leonard confused mad silence Arnold Bennett was a writer I admired. He was actually taking notes at his father's deathbed. Hugh Leonard deathbed notes father My grandmother made dying her life's work. Hugh Leonard grandmother dying made I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of. Hugh Leonard arrogant idiot people The problem with Ireland is that it's a country full of genius, but with absolutely no talent. Hugh Leonard ireland-and-the-irish sarcastic country I've always enjoyed a woman's company more than men's. They're usually better looking. Hugh Leonard enjoyed company men We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We don't understand time. Hugh Leonard hate kindness thinking My wife and I have enjoyed over forty years of wedded blitz. Hugh Leonard blitz wife years There is only one immutable law in life - in a gentleman's toilet, incoming traffic has the right of way. Hugh Leonard funny-life hilarious law As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them. Hugh Leonard sin said An Irishman will always soften bad news, so that a major coronary is no more than 'a bad turn' and a near hurricane that leaves thousands homeless is 'good drying weather'. Hugh Leonard hurricanes news weather I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it. Hugh Leonard difficult grief feels I came down to the living room one day and my wife was standing in the living room. It wasn't an illusion. I saw her out of the corner of my eye. The moment I saw her, she vanished. Hugh Leonard one-day wife eye I've always believed in survival. Hugh Leonard always-believe survival It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come along and I'm waiting for that first question. Hugh Leonard waiting book people In life there exist two classes: first class and no class. Hugh Leonard class life two
