It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself.
“I was for two years a pupil at the Model School in Fort street which was then conducted upon the Irish national system, and if any special religious instruction was given in connection with that system, I do not recollect it.”
“The thornbush is the old obstacle in the road. It must catch fire if you want to go further.”