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 with donkey laughter, they fling it at the sky like paint pots full of rainbow colors.
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
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
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
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. …
Conservatism is not a political ideology, it is a severe form of brain damage for which there's hardly any cure. - Malachy Mccourt
Conservatism is not a political ideology, it is a severe form of brain damage for which there's hardly any cure.
To me a saint is a severely edited sinner. That's what I think. - Malachy Mccourt
To me a saint is a severely edited sinner. That's what I think.
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
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.
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
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…
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
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.
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
I am an alcoholic, as I said. And it is however we call it, a disease. That's an explanation, but not an excuse.
Organized religions have all the facets of organized crime, except the compassion of organized crime. - Malachy Mccourt
Organized religions have all the facets of organized crime, except the compassion of organized crime.
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