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Frank McCourt Quotes

The happy childhood is hardly worth your while Picture Quote #1

Keep scribbling! Something will happen Picture Quote #1

I can’t go back. The past won’t go away in this family Picture Quote #1

I am not living the American Dream; I am living the American fantasy Picture Quote #1

The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher Picture Quote #1

I know that big people don’t like questions from children. They can ask all the questions they like, How’s school? Are you a good boy? Did you say your prayers? but if you ask them did they say their prayers you might be hit on the head Picture Quote #1

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When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood Picture Quote #1

Actually, my mother and Alfie came for three weeks’ Christmas vacation and stayed for 21 years. I guess my mother never went back because she was lonely Picture Quote #1

I must congratulate myself, in passing, for never having lost the ability to examine my conscience, never having lost the gift of finding myself wanting and defective. Why fear the criticism of others when you, yourself, are first out of the critical gate? If self-denigration is the race I am the winner, even before the starting gun. Collect the bets Picture Quote #1

If you were mean to your parents, they’d give you a good belt in the gob and send you flying across the room Picture Quote #1

Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow Picture Quote #1

I think I settled on the title before I ever wrote the book Picture Quote #1

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There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd Picture Quote #1

The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice Picture Quote #1

You have to give yourself credit, not too much because that would be bragging Picture Quote #1

You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace Picture Quote #1

Shakespeare is like mashed potatoes, you can never get enough of him Picture Quote #1

Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale Picture Quote #1

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After a full belly all is poetry Picture Quote #1

I can’t go back. The past won’t go away in this family Picture Quote #1

Sit and quiet yourself. Luxuriate in a certain memory and the details will come. Let the images flow. You’ll be amazed at what will come out on paper. I’m still learning what it is about the past that I want to write. I don’t worry about it. It will emerge. It will insist on being told Picture Quote #1

They can afford to smile because they all have teeth so dazzling if they dropped them in the snow they’d be lost forever Picture Quote #1

Stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it Picture Quote #1

My childhood here... Was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I actually went out to Brooklyn Picture Quote #1

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Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood Picture Quote #1

And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of the opposite sex. and you might get excited and you might do something natural Picture Quote #1

First of all there is always that artistic challenge of creating something. Or the particular experience to take slum life in that period and make something out of it in the form of a book. And then I felt some kind of responsibility to my family Picture Quote #1

I admire certain priests and nuns who go off on their own and do God's work on their own, who help in the ghettos, but as far as the institution of the church is concerned, I think it is despicable Picture Quote #1

I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to do me in Picture Quote #1

I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the afterlife. That's what held me, kept me down. So now I just have nothing but contempt for the institution of the church Picture Quote #1

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The happy childhood is hardly worth your while (Frank McCourt Quotes) Keep scribbling! Something will happen (Frank McCourt Quotes) I can’t go back. The past won’t go away in this family... (Frank McCourt Quotes) I am not living the American Dream; I am living the American fantasy (Frank McCourt Quotes) The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher (Frank McCourt Quotes) I know that big people don’t like questions from children. They can ask all the questions they like, How’s school? Are you a good boy? Did you say your prayers? but if you ask them did they say their prayers you might be hit on the head (Frank McCourt Quotes) When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood (Frank McCourt Quotes) Actually, my mother and Alfie came for three weeks’ Christmas vacation and stayed for 21 years. I guess my mother never went back because she was lonely. (Frank McCourt Quotes) I must congratulate myself, in passing, for never having lost the ability to examine my conscience, never having lost the gift of finding myself wanting and defective. Why fear the criticism of others when you, yourself, are first out of the critical gate? If self-denigration is the race I am the winner, even before the starting gun. Collect the bets. (Frank McCourt Quotes) If you were mean to your parents, they’d give you a good belt in the gob and send you flying across the room. (Frank McCourt Quotes) Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow (Frank McCourt Quotes) I think I settled on the title before I ever wrote the book (Frank McCourt Quotes) There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd (Frank McCourt Quotes) The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice (Frank McCourt Quotes) You have to give yourself credit, not too much because that would be bragging (Frank McCourt Quotes) You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace (Frank McCourt Quotes) Shakespeare is like mashed potatoes, you can never get enough of him (Frank McCourt Quotes) Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale (Frank McCourt Quotes) After a full belly all is poetry (Frank McCourt Quotes) I can’t go back. The past won’t go away in this family (Frank McCourt Quotes) Sit and quiet yourself. Luxuriate in a certain memory and the details will come. Let the images flow. You’ll be amazed at what will come out on paper. I’m still learning what it is about the past that I want to write. I don’t worry about it. It will emerge. It will insist on being told (Frank McCourt Quotes) They can afford to smile because they all have teeth so dazzling if they dropped them in the snow they’d be lost forever (Frank McCourt Quotes) Stock your mind. It is your house of treasure and no one in the world can interfere with it (Frank McCourt Quotes) My childhood here... Was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I actually went out to Brooklyn (Frank McCourt Quotes) Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood (Frank McCourt Quotes) And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of the opposite sex. and you might get excited and you might do something natural (Frank McCourt Quotes) First of all there is always that artistic challenge of creating something. Or the particular experience to take slum life in that period and make something out of it in the form of a book. And then I felt some kind of responsibility to my family (Frank McCourt Quotes) I admire certain priests and nuns who go off on their own and do God's work on their own, who help in the ghettos, but as far as the institution of the church is concerned, I think it is despicable (Frank McCourt Quotes) I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to do me in (Frank McCourt Quotes) I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the afterlife. That's what held me, kept me down. So now I just have nothing but contempt for the institution of the church (Frank McCourt Quotes)

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