I have always wanted to kill you, ever since the moment when I learnt of your existence.

A childhood hatred, like a childhood love, can last a lifetime.

That's how vile i am! I live Ireland, I breathe Ireland, and Christ how I loathe it, I wish I were a bloody Scot, that's how bloody awful it is being Irish!

Lucas hated other people, and also hated himself.

I have always wanted to kill you, all my life led to that blow. Jealousy and hatred compose my earliest memories. I have killed you every day in my thoughts.

Living with someone who hates you is—it drives you mad—