Word: connor
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Bewley's Cafe would not seem to be a Sinead O'Connor kind of place. Given her reputation as a fiery, outspoken singer, one might expect her to favor shadowy, wrong-side-of-town pubs. Bewley's on Westmoreland Street at first glace seems like the kind of coffeehouse where one might spy Chandler, Monica and the rest of the Friends gang sipping cappuccinos. But in truth, Bewley's is a historic chain in Ireland (James Joyce is claimed as a past patron), so this is where O'Connor, who lives nearby in a three-bedroom apartment, chooses to meet...
...Brien enjoyed reading Flannery O'Connor and studying the Civil War while at Harvard, when he graduated in 1985 he knew he wanted to write jokes...
...According to Richard O'Connor, "unconventional" was always the best way to describe Coles, who was prone to wearing sweaters with holes in the sleeves to important meetings...
...Flannery O'Connor's work also brings out an idea Coles has focused on in his recent scholarship--the notion of moral intelligence...
...Coles says O'Connor novels show that "you can be smart and well-educated, but not necessarily good...