Jennifer Johnston : (2)

" My father was a little frightening – a huge man, six foot four – and he looked like God. He was always a visitor, as far as I was concerned, because my parents separated when I was nine. We only became friends when he was old and began to shrink. During the war, he was a BBC war correspondent and did some extraordinary broadcasts. " - Jennifer Johnston

" Look around at the countries of Europe, and you’ll find that practically all of them have pasts that are just as tragic as Ireland’s, yet the people seem able to find some creative way at moving into the future. " - Jennifer Johnston