My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I actually went out to Brooklyn. Frank McCourt brooklynchildhoodlimit Change image and share on social
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 artisticbookchallenge share on social
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 backcrawledifice Change image and share on social
The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice. Frank McCourt experiencelimitsky Change image and share on social
I'm more interested in writing than in performing. Frank McCourt interestperformwrite Change image and share on social
The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher. Frank McCourt experienceinterestmain Change image and share on social
Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow. Frank McCourt glowhappinesshard Change image and share on social
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 alfiebackchristmas Change image and share on social
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 afterlifechurchcontempt Change image and share on social
I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to do me in. Frank McCourt domesticlifeready Change image and share on social
