Quotes by Dermot Healy

I make my way back whistling. Gerry nods towards Mrs Brady who is standing beside the trolleys.Morning, Mrs Brady, I say cheerfully.I push her provisions out to the car.Things are something terrible, she says. You cant trust anybody.No.Its come to a sorry pass.It has.Theres hormones in the beef and tranquillizers in the bacon. Theres men with breasts and women with mickeys. All from eating meat.Now.I steer a path between a crowd of people while she keeps step alongside.Can you believe it - theyre feeding the pigs Valium. If you boil a bit of bacon you have to lie down afterwards. Dear oh dear.Yes, I nod.The thought of food makes me ill.The pigs are getting depressed in those sheds. If they get depressed they lose weight. So they tranquillize them. Where will it end?I dont know, Mrs Brady, I say. I begin filling the boot. Thats why I started buying lamb. Then along came Chernobyl. Now you cant even have lamb stew or youll light up at night! I swear. And when theyve left you with nothing safe to eat, next thing they come along and tell you you cant live in your own house.I havent heard of that one, Mrs Brady.Listen to me. She took my elbow. It could all happen that youre in your own house and the next thing is theres radiation bubbling under the floorboards.What?It comes right at you through the foundations. Watch the yogurts. Did you hear of th

Truth is the lie you once told returning to haunt you

When I was 14 or 15, our teacher introduced us to Dickens A Tale of Two Cities. It was just for entertainment - we read it aloud - and all of a sudden it became a treasure.