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Top 30 Caimh McDonnell Quotes (2026 Update)

Caimh McDonnell Quote: “In the meantime, he was dotting the ‘I’s and crossing the ‘T’s, waiting for the S and the H to show up.”

1. “In the meantime, he was dotting the ‘I’s and crossing the ‘T’s, waiting for the S and the H to show up.”

— Caimh McDonnell

Caimh McDonnell Quote: “In ten years’ time you’ll look back at twenty-six and wish you’d realised you had your whole life ahead of you. And at forty-six you’ll look back at thirty-six and think the exact same thing. The world is full of people killing time because they think they’ve no time left.”

2. “In ten years’ time you’ll look back at twenty-six and wish you’d realised you had your whole life ahead of you. And at forty-six you’ll look back at thirty-six and think the exact same thing. The world is full of people killing time because they think they’ve no time left.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “People say life is short, but it’s not. It’s long, so damn long – ye can’t help but make a mess of it. ‘Tis like roulette. You sit at that table for an hour, you might just come away a winner. You sit there long enough, and the house always wins.”

3. “People say life is short, but it’s not. It’s long, so damn long – ye can’t help but make a mess of it. ‘Tis like roulette. You sit at that table for an hour, you might just come away a winner. You sit there long enough, and the house always wins.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Tall, blonde, skinny. Breasts that looked so impossibly pert, they reminded Paul of intensely interested meerkats.”

4. “Tall, blonde, skinny. Breasts that looked so impossibly pert, they reminded Paul of intensely interested meerkats.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Paul glanced across the road. The fox was now sniffing at the sandwich it had retrieved. Rather than eating it, it elected to urinate on it instead. As reviews went, it was pretty damning.”

5. “Paul glanced across the road. The fox was now sniffing at the sandwich it had retrieved. Rather than eating it, it elected to urinate on it instead. As reviews went, it was pretty damning.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “They were in the corner booth, which had probably seen more crimes planned than anywhere else in Ireland, with the possible exception of the bar in Government Buildings.”

6. “They were in the corner booth, which had probably seen more crimes planned than anywhere else in Ireland, with the possible exception of the bar in Government Buildings.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Money didn’t buy you an answer, just a nicer room in which to avoid the question.”

7. “Money didn’t buy you an answer, just a nicer room in which to avoid the question.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “He cursed himself for wasting the few minutes he’d had before having to flee his home on sorting through DVDs, rather than doing practical stuff like putting on some more clothes. At times like this, it was hard for him to run from the suspicion that he might be an idiot.”

8. “He cursed himself for wasting the few minutes he’d had before having to flee his home on sorting through DVDs, rather than doing practical stuff like putting on some more clothes. At times like this, it was hard for him to run from the suspicion that he might be an idiot.”

— Caimh McDonnell

Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Good tip,” said Paul. “Just so I know, where is a good place to get shot?” He’d not yet realised that Dr Sinha was not at home to sarcasm. “Gluteus maximus – most definitely. Gunshot, stab wound – if you get the option, go ass every time.”

9. “Good tip,” said Paul. “Just so I know, where is a good place to get shot?” He’d not yet realised that Dr Sinha was not at home to sarcasm. “Gluteus maximus – most definitely. Gunshot, stab wound – if you get the option, go ass every time.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Even back when they’d had their kids, which had been a very different time, Jimmy had done his share of feeds and nappy changes. While he’d like to feel he was ahead of his time in realising that raising kids was both parents’ responsibility if he was honest, he just really liked it. Changing a nappy, doing a feed – it was always just fixing a problem. He liked to fix things, especially when there was a smiling baby at the end of it.”

10. “Even back when they’d had their kids, which had been a very different time, Jimmy had done his share of feeds and nappy changes. While he’d like to feel he was ahead of his time in realising that raising kids was both parents’ responsibility if he was honest, he just really liked it. Changing a nappy, doing a feed – it was always just fixing a problem. He liked to fix things, especially when there was a smiling baby at the end of it.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “The sky was the colour of wet newspaper, and it seemed to be bleeding into the day, making everything look like a bad photocopy of itself.”

11. “The sky was the colour of wet newspaper, and it seemed to be bleeding into the day, making everything look like a bad photocopy of itself.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Jesus may’ve died for your sins, but his ma was the one who was willing to listen to your excuses.”

12. “Jesus may’ve died for your sins, but his ma was the one who was willing to listen to your excuses.”

— Caimh McDonnell

Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Can we agree that this must be rock bottom? I mean, I know you’ve been playing out this Hunter S. Thompson thing for a while now, but even you must see that it’s gotten way out of hand?”

13. “Can we agree that this must be rock bottom? I mean, I know you’ve been playing out this Hunter S. Thompson thing for a while now, but even you must see that it’s gotten way out of hand?”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Charlotte was an ‘influencer’ – a thoroughly twenty-first century phenomenon where someone’s value was linked into their social media following.”

14. “Charlotte was an ‘influencer’ – a thoroughly twenty-first century phenomenon where someone’s value was linked into their social media following.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “So recognise is spelled recognise and not recognize etc. The author recognises some North American readers may find this upsetting and while he is of course scared of them, he is considerably more scared of his Mammy, who taught him how to spell. Nevertheless, as an apology, here are a bunch of Zs for you to mentally stick in as and when you choose.”

15. “So recognise is spelled recognise and not recognize etc. The author recognises some North American readers may find this upsetting and while he is of course scared of them, he is considerably more scared of his Mammy, who taught him how to spell. Nevertheless, as an apology, here are a bunch of Zs for you to mentally stick in as and when you choose.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “You grew up in Dublin in the seventies and eighties. It was as white as white could be. Sure, we’ve diversified now, but back then, if it snowed we couldn’t feckin’ find each other.”

16. “You grew up in Dublin in the seventies and eighties. It was as white as white could be. Sure, we’ve diversified now, but back then, if it snowed we couldn’t feckin’ find each other.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Sweet baby Jesus and the donkey he rode in on, the breakfast burritos will change your life. I don’t know whether to eat this thing or take it away for a dirty weekend. Incredible.”

17. “Sweet baby Jesus and the donkey he rode in on, the breakfast burritos will change your life. I don’t know whether to eat this thing or take it away for a dirty weekend. Incredible.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “It’s the winter. The Homo sapiens is supposed to put on a layer of fat to help maintain itself and keep warm through the colder months.” “Is that right? Are you expecting another ice age?”

18. “It’s the winter. The Homo sapiens is supposed to put on a layer of fat to help maintain itself and keep warm through the colder months.” “Is that right? Are you expecting another ice age?”

— Caimh McDonnell

Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Don’t mistake fireworks for fire.” That was what James had been. Bright colourful lights and explosions that generated no heat. Love at first sight wasn’t love at all; it was just biology. Fire was a different thing. It warmed you against the cold and illuminated your way on the darkest of nights.”

19. “Don’t mistake fireworks for fire.” That was what James had been. Bright colourful lights and explosions that generated no heat. Love at first sight wasn’t love at all; it was just biology. Fire was a different thing. It warmed you against the cold and illuminated your way on the darkest of nights.”

— Caimh McDonnell

Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Responsibility is the curse of the capable.”

20. “Responsibility is the curse of the capable.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “We might be done with the past,” said Bunny, “but the past ain’t done with us.”

21. “We might be done with the past,” said Bunny, “but the past ain’t done with us.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “He’d been up for two hours because he was a man in his sixties and it was one of life’s great jokes, that when you finally found yourself with nothing pressing to get up for, your body would wake you up earlier than ever.”

22. “He’d been up for two hours because he was a man in his sixties and it was one of life’s great jokes, that when you finally found yourself with nothing pressing to get up for, your body would wake you up earlier than ever.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “In Bunny’s opinion, good pubs weren’t built, they were carefully grown over time. No two were the same, and if they were, then they weren’t proper pubs to begin with.”

23. “In Bunny’s opinion, good pubs weren’t built, they were carefully grown over time. No two were the same, and if they were, then they weren’t proper pubs to begin with.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “You can’t trust writers. They make up nonsense for a living.”

24. “You can’t trust writers. They make up nonsense for a living.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Seriously though, how can I ever thank you?” “For feck’s sake woman, you own a pub!”

25. “Seriously though, how can I ever thank you?” “For feck’s sake woman, you own a pub!”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Have you ever noticed how it is almost always men who are banging on about tradition? That’s because the world used to be set up exactly how they like it and things changing doesn’t suit them. That’s all tradition is: people having no other justification for the stupid way things are done.”

26. “Have you ever noticed how it is almost always men who are banging on about tradition? That’s because the world used to be set up exactly how they like it and things changing doesn’t suit them. That’s all tradition is: people having no other justification for the stupid way things are done.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “If you don’t mind me saying, you are a very peculiar man.” “Sane though. I’ve got a piece of paper.”

27. “If you don’t mind me saying, you are a very peculiar man.” “Sane though. I’ve got a piece of paper.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Tut tut tut, Rory. There is no cause for lazy homophobia like that. We’ve been on a course.”

28. “Tut tut tut, Rory. There is no cause for lazy homophobia like that. We’ve been on a course.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “He was aware that younger lads and even more tragically, some older lads, felt that the height of modern romance was sending a picture of your tackle to a lady, but he found the idea horrific. Bar anything else, he’d never considered that to be an attractive bit of kit. It looked like something you’d find in a butcher’s bin. If that made the top five list of your best features, then you needed to take a night class or learn to juggle or something, because you were not much of a catch.”

29. “He was aware that younger lads and even more tragically, some older lads, felt that the height of modern romance was sending a picture of your tackle to a lady, but he found the idea horrific. Bar anything else, he’d never considered that to be an attractive bit of kit. It looked like something you’d find in a butcher’s bin. If that made the top five list of your best features, then you needed to take a night class or learn to juggle or something, because you were not much of a catch.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “The place was well furnished but cluttered, a sure sign of an elderly resident. No matter how much space you had available, life had a way of filling it.”

30. “The place was well furnished but cluttered, a sure sign of an elderly resident. No matter how much space you had available, life had a way of filling it.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “Delaney had the personal hygiene standards of a mentally-challenged baboon. Every time Mulholland looked at him he had a finger somewhere new – in his ear, eye, nostril, mouth. It was like he’d just been issued with a human head for the first time and he was trying to figure out how it worked.”

31. “Delaney had the personal hygiene standards of a mentally-challenged baboon. Every time Mulholland looked at him he had a finger somewhere new – in his ear, eye, nostril, mouth. It was like he’d just been issued with a human head for the first time and he was trying to figure out how it worked.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “It was like he’d just been issued with a human head for the first time and he was trying to figure out how it worked.”

32. “It was like he’d just been issued with a human head for the first time and he was trying to figure out how it worked.”

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Caimh McDonnell Quote: “He had the vibe of a man who was permanently pleased with himself despite there being no evidence indicating why he should be.”

33. “He had the vibe of a man who was permanently pleased with himself despite there being no evidence indicating why he should be.”

— Caimh McDonnell

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