I'm always a great student of writers' work habits. Balzac sat at his desk dressed in a monk's robe, and he always had to have a rotten apple on his desk. The smell of the apple inspired him somehow.

More Quotes by Frank McCourt

Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.

The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.

That's what kept us going - a sense of absurdity, rather than humor.

Everyone has a story to tell. All you have to do is write it. But it's not that easy.

The happy childhood is hardly worth your while.

I think there are two cities in the world - New York and Rome.