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Shakespeare is like mashed potatoes, you can never get enough of him.

Frank McCourt

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Frank McCourt
Age: 78 †
Born: 1930
Born: August 19
Died: 2009
Died: July 19
Autobiographer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Francis McCourt
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Potatoes
Shakespeare
Enough
Never

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They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to sip at the merchandise and it set them back, set us all back. Well, them more than I.
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I asked my dad what afflicted meant and he said 'Sickness son, and things that don't fit.'
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The English wouldn't give you the steam of their piss.
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A mother's love is a blessing No matter where you roam. Keep her while you have her, You'll miss her when she's gone -- Angela's Ashes.
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Where did I get the nerve to think I could handle American teenagers? Ignorance. That's where I got the nerve.
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Oh, God above, if heaven has a taste it must be an egg with butter and salt, and after the egg is there anything in the world lovelier than fresh warm bread and a mug of sweet golden tea?
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Teacher? I never dreamed I could rise so high in the world
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I had no accomplishments except surviving. But that isn't enough in the community where I came from, because everybody was doing it. So I wasn't prepared for America, where everybody is glowing with good teeth and good clothes and food.
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The happy childhood is hardly worth your while.
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I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at the whole edifice... It was a slow process for me to just crawl out of it, like a snake leaving his skin behind.
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It’s lovely to know that the world can’t interfere with the inside of your head.
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When I act tough they listen politely till the spasm passes. They know.
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I'm more interested in writing than in performing.
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The master says it’s a glorious thing to die for the Faith and Dad says it’s a glorious thing to die for Ireland and I wonder if there’s anyone in the world who would like us to live.
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I told her tea bags were just a convenience for people with busy lives and she said no one is so busy they can't take time to make a decent cup of tea and if you are that busy you don't deserve a decent cup of tea for what is it all about anyway? Are we put into this world to be busy or to chat over a nice cup of tea?
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If you were mean to your parents, they'd give you a good belt in the gob and send you flying across the room.
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The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.
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Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, it's been a minute since my last confession.
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Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.
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The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher.
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