“Many other cultures value poetry more than we do. In Ireland, poetry is a top cultural pursuit, the art to end all arts.” ArtEndsValuesCulturePursuitPoetry IsIrelandOther Cultures Author:Campbell McGrath
“We in Ireland are gifted beyond most peoples with a talent for acting, and in Dublin especially, while scorning culture, which indeed we have not got, we are possessed of a most futile and diverting cleverness.” CultureActingTalentIrelandPossessedGiftedClevernessDublin Author:Susan Mitchell
“If Irish or Italian culture dies in America it really isn't that big a deal. They will still exist in Italy and Ireland. Not so with us. There is no other place. North America is our old country.” IfsStillsCountryBigsAmericaDiesCultureDealsItalianIrelandNorth AmericaItalian Culture Book:Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter Source: Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter
“A city built upon mud; A culture built upon profit; Free speech nipped in the bud, The minority always guilty. Why should I want to go back To you, Ireland, my Ireland?” WantShouldCultureCitiesSpeechBuiltProfitGuiltyMinoritiesIrelandFree SpeechShould IMudBudDecadence Book:Collected Poems Source: Collected Poems