Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

Quote by Frank McCourt

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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...

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'm more interested in writing than in performing.

I'm more interested in writing than in performing.

I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the...

I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the...

The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.

The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.

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...

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...

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...

I admire certain priests and nuns who go off on their own and do God's...

I admire certain priests and nuns who go off on their own and do God's...

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...

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 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...

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.

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 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.

Education is an art.

Education is an art.

An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to...

An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to...

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.

The most important outcome of education is to help students become independent of formal education.