Dreaming was only nice while it lasted. Author: Roddy Doyle Copy Quote More from Roddy Doyle “-I love yeh, son, said Jimmy Sr.He could say it and no one could hear him, exce…” “I swooned the first time I saw Charlo. I actually did. I didn't faint or fall o…” “If there is a heaven, Jane Austen is sitting in a small room with Mother Teresa…” “She'd tried her hand at most things, but drew the line at honesty.”