This guy's been affiliated with winners all his life, and consistent winners, ... The record, I think, speaks for itself.
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What saved me was my accent, I think I was a bit of a novelty. Otherwise, I certainly didn't have the personality, or the power, or the scholarship to dominate the class.Frank McCourt
The poverty and the influence of the church were very damaging. It damaged all of us emotionally. To be poor deprives you of self-esteem.
Frank McCourt
My mother died in New York... she was cremated, and we took her ashes to Ireland one week and scattered the ashes on her family's gravesite.
Frank McCourt
I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at the whole edifice... It was a slow process for me to just crawl out of it, like a snake leaving his skin behind.
Frank McCourt
I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the writing of the next book.
Frank McCourt
Initially I thought I'd write a novel, so that I'd have more scope. You can spread your wings more with a novel.
Frank McCourt
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