I don't know of a greater privilege than being allowed to tell a story, or to listen to a story. They're the only thing we have that can trump life itself.
Long ago, long ago. The simple things come back to us. They rest for a moment by our ribcages then suddenly reach in and twist our hearts a notch bac… - Colum Mccann
Long ago, long ago. The simple things come back to us. They rest for a moment by our ribcages then suddenly reach in and twist our hearts a notch bac…
- Colum Mccann
The point of flight. To get rid of oneself. That was reason enough to fly. - Colum Mccann
The point of flight. To get rid of oneself. That was reason enough to fly.
The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough. - Colum Mccann
The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough.
The world does not turn without moments of grace. Who cares how small. - Colum Mccann
The world does not turn without moments of grace. Who cares how small.
Sometimes, in life, nothing happens. But, sometimes, nothing happens beautifully. - Colum Mccann
Sometimes, in life, nothing happens. But, sometimes, nothing happens beautifully.
I’m not interested in blind optimism, but I’m very interested in optimism that is hard-won, that takes on darkness and then says, ‘This is not enough… - Colum Mccann
I’m not interested in blind optimism, but I’m very interested in optimism that is hard-won, that takes on darkness and then says, ‘This is not enough…
I sit there thinking about how much courage it takes to live an ordinary life. - Colum Mccann
I sit there thinking about how much courage it takes to live an ordinary life.
The thing about love is that we come alive in bodies not our own. - Colum Mccann
The thing about love is that we come alive in bodies not our own.
There's a part of me that thinks perhaps we go on existing in a place even after we've left it. - Colum Mccann
There's a part of me that thinks perhaps we go on existing in a place even after we've left it.
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