Kevin Barry Quotes

A collection of quotes by Kevin Barry.

Kevin Barry is an acclaimed Irish author known for his diverse literary works. Born in 1969, Barry grew up in Limerick and later studied English and Psychology at University College Cork. He has published several critically acclaimed collections of short stories, including "There Are Little Kingdoms" and "Dark Lies the Island." Barry's writing is often celebrated for its dark humor, vivid storytelling, and exploration of the human condition. In 2013, he received the prestigious International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his debut novel, "City of Bohane." Additionally, his work has been widely anthologized and adapted for the stage.

And the view was suddenly clear to me. The world opened out to its grim beyonds and I realized that, at forty, one must learn the rigors of acceptance. Capitalize it: Acceptance. I needed to accept what was put before me--be it a watery grave in Ireland's only natural fjord, or a return to the city and its grayer intensities, or a wordless exile in some steaming Cambodian swamp hole, or poems or no poems, or children or not, lovers or not, illness or otherwise, success or its absence. I would accept all that was put in my way, from here on through until I breathed my last.

Kevin Barry