There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd.

Quote by Frank McCourt

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Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

We never really had any kind of a Christmas. This is one part where my...

We never really had any kind of a Christmas. This is one part where my...

I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the...

I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the...

You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into...

You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into...

I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to...

I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to...

He came to the States in 1963, I think with a view to making up...

He came to the States in 1963, I think with a view to making up...

And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of...

And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of...

I'm more interested in writing than in performing.

I'm more interested in writing than in performing.

I think I settled on the title before I ever wrote the book.

I think I settled on the title before I ever wrote the book.

My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I...

My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I...

I've been writing in notebooks for 40 years or so.

I've been writing in notebooks for 40 years or so.

First of all there is always that artistic challenge of creating something. Or the particular...

First of all there is always that artistic challenge of creating something. Or the particular...

They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to...

They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to...

I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at...

I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at...

I had no accomplishments except surviving. But that isn't enough in the community where I...

I had no accomplishments except surviving. But that isn't enough in the community where I...

The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher.

The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher.

Actually, my mother and Alfie came for three weeks' Christmas vacation and stayed for 21...

Actually, my mother and Alfie came for three weeks' Christmas vacation and stayed for 21...

Education is an art.

Education is an art.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel