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They told me Corrigan smashed all the bones in his chest when he hit the steering wheel. I thought, Well at least in heaven his Spanish chick'll be able to reach in and grab his heart.

Colum McCann

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Colum McCann
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: February 28
Academic
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Dublin city
Well
Bones
Steering
Heart
Reach
Chicks
Told
Spanish
Least
Grab
Heaven
Wheel
Thought
Chest
Able
Chests
Smashed
Wells
Wheels
Chick

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