Solitude is good in the evening. Dublin is a quiet city when you get to a certain age, when your friends settle down and have kids. Nothing much happens here.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Dublin dwindles so beautifully; there is no harsh separation between it and the country. It fades away, whereas London seems to devour the country; an army of buildings come and take away a beautiful park, and you never seem to get quite out of sight of a row of houses.
Fabulous place, Dublin is. The trouble is, you work hard and in Dublin you play hard as well.
The truth is that I am in love with Dublin. I think it is the most beautiful town that I have ever seen, mountains at the back and the sea in front, and long roads winding through decaying suburbs and beautiful woods.
I am at home in Dublin, more than in any other city.
I was happy in Dublin because it is very cosmopolitan.
I live in Dublin, God knows why. There are greatly more congenial places I could have settled in - Italy, France, Manhattan - but I like the climate here, and Irish light seems to be essential for me and for my writing.
Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
Solitude is pleasant. Loneliness is not.
I go off into Dublin and two days later I'm spotted walking by the Liffey with a whole bunch of new friends.
Solitude, though it may be silent as light, is like light, the mightiest of agencies; for solitude is essential to man. All men come into this world alone and leave it alone.
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