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We had nothing, no television, no radio, nothing to get in the way. We read by the streetlight at the top of the lane, and we acted out the stories. Frank McCourt

Nothing Top Way Television Out Had Read Get Stories Acted Lane Radio

I didn't have to struggle at all to get an agent and a publisher. Everything fell into my lap. Frank McCourt

Struggle Everything Fell Get Agent Lap Publisher

My sister died in Brooklyn. Frank McCourt

Sister Brooklyn Died

I never really fit in anywhere. Frank McCourt

Never Fit Anywhere Really

I couldn't fit in the Irish community in New York. I was never one of the boys because they would talk about baseball or basketball, and I knew nothing about it. Frank McCourt

Nothing Community Would About Never Knew New Talk Because Boy Fit Irish York New York Baseball Basketball

There's nothing in the world like getting up in front of a high-school classroom in New York City. They won't give you a break if you don't hold them. There's no escape. Frank McCourt

You World Nothing City Give Classroom New Like Up Escape York Front Getting New York New York City Hold Break Them

There was a kind of madness in the country. Eamon De Valera, the prime minister, had this vision of an Ireland where we'd all be in some kind of native costume - which doesn't exist - and we'd be dancing at the crossroads, babbling away in Gaelic, going to Mass, everyone virginal and pure. Frank McCourt

Vision Madness Pure Country Everyone Dancing Kind Minister Some Crossroads Costume Had Prime Mass Prime Minister Exist Ireland Going Native Where Gaelic Which Away Babbling

In public schools, classes are bloated - it's ridiculous. Frank McCourt

Public Schools Classes Schools Bloated Public Ridiculous

My dream was to have a Library of Congress catalogue number, that's all. Frank McCourt

Library Congress Dream Catalogue Number

It gives me a very keen satisfaction that, after listening to my blather all those years, former students are now seeing that I wrote a book, that I did have it in me. Frank McCourt

Me Book Listening Those Seeing Gives Students Wrote Years Very Did After Former Keen Satisfaction Now

I knew I had to find my own way of teaching. Frank McCourt

Own Way Find My Own Had Knew Teaching

I thought everything would be different in America. It wasn't. Frank McCourt

Thought Everything Would Would-Be Be Different America Different

The day I write my last word will be the day that I feel free. Frank McCourt

Day Word Will Free Write Feel Last

I wanted to avoid all that literary stuff. I didn't want the self pity of 'The Portrait,' all the moaning and the whingeing. I'm not knocking Joyce: we all owe him a debt. He's the one who made so much possible. Frank McCourt

I think that's why you see so many Americans in Dublin look so sad: they are looking for the door through which they can begin to understand this place. I tell them, 'Go to the races.' I think it's the best place to start understanding the Irish. Frank McCourt

Sad Best You Looking Understanding Think Tell See Through Look Understand Dublin Go Irish Begin American Door Place Which Them Races Many Why Start

You're beginning to hear the tale of the common man and woman rather than the traditional memoir about the generals who just finished the war or the politicians who just rendered glorious service to the country. Frank McCourt

Service War You Man Woman Finished Country Glorious Beginning Politicians Memoir About Rather Generals Tale Rendered Traditional Hear Than Just Common Common Man Who

Being listened to and being heard is an experience that doesn't happen terribly often. To listen compassionately or nonjudgmentally to another person - not to get too heavy about it - but I once heard somebody say that was a form of real prayer. Gabriel Byrne

A completely disrespectful photographer was asked to stop taking photographs, and then said, 'I've got what I want. What are you going to do about it?' How would you feel if somebody walked up and started taking your photograph? I don't think you'd be very happy. Gabriel Byrne

You Happy Somebody Think Photograph Photographer Would Photographs About Taking Feel Said Got How Up Very Walked Going Stop Want Then Asked Your Disrespectful Started

From doing A Moon for the Misbegotten, I've learned that nobody's love can save anybody else. There are people who want to die, and nothing or nobody will stop them. The only one who can save you is yourself. Gabriel Byrne

I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being. Gabriel Byrne

I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not like that at all. Gabriel Byrne

Dark Cause Out Would Brooding Like Break Actually Image

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