Claire Keegan

And that I don't want it to be cryptic.

I don't like cryptic works.

I don't know that clarity has ever ruined a story.

And I like things to be clear and intelligent.

And I don't think it's necessary to go on for very long if you choose the right things.

oh, I don't know, told that I could do that or attempt to do it or even be interested in doing it.

I think that good things and bad things and bodies hateful and delightful and shining comes from all over the place.

You never know where you'll find it or where you won't find it.

And it's just a matter of luck and discovery.

I don't think there's anything special about Irish women writers or I just think that might be a form of chauvinism.

And I'm not a nationalist or a patriot, and I don't work for the tourist board in Ireland.

We're as bad as anyone.

And you just never know where you will find what is good or delightful.

Oh, goodness, I've never thought about that.

Nobody's ever asked me that.

I suppose if I was to add something, I would not add one scene.

I might make it a story where we saw more of Sabine

And maybe I would share the point of view between Sabine and what she saw and what she feared and what she wanted, just as much as I do with the central character of Cahill in the story.

I might have given her one of the reins.

I like that.