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

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

The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough.

- Colum Mccann

The point of flight. To get rid of oneself. That was reason enough to fly.

- Colum Mccann

Sometimes, in life, nothing happens. But, sometimes, nothing happens beautifully.

- Colum Mccann

The world does not turn without moments of grace. Who cares how small.

- Colum Mccann

I sit there thinking about how much courage it takes to live an ordinary life.

- Colum Mccann

The thing about love is that we come alive in bodies not our own.

- Colum Mccann

There's a part of me that thinks perhaps we go on existing in a place even after we've left it.

- Colum Mccann