Conservatism is not a political ideology, it is a severe form of brain damage for which there's hardly any cure.

- Malachy Mccourt

I was not a good father in my first marriage. Although there are ways of deserting the family without leaving physically, I was deserted in my head. …

- Malachy Mccourt

Being a kid myself, I loved playing and I loved playing with words, and making up things and riddles and songs and not afraid of being silly in publi…

- Malachy Mccourt

To me a saint is a severely edited sinner. That's what I think.

- Malachy Mccourt

My purpose in life always has been to avoid work. And I hear these people saying, "I work hard and I pay my taxes." Well, you're an asshole.

- Malachy Mccourt

I am an alcoholic, as I said. And it is however we call it, a disease. That's an explanation, but not an excuse.

- Malachy Mccourt

Here am I, a human being and that has a body that is getting old. And I only have one, I can't trade it in.

- Malachy Mccourt

Somebody once said that the Irish derived the greatest benefit from the English language. They court it like a beautiful woman. They make it bray wit…

- Malachy Mccourt

Organized religions have all the facets of organized crime, except the compassion of organized crime.

- Malachy Mccourt