I wanted to avoid all that literary stuff. I didn't want the self pity of 'The Portrait,' all the moaning and the whingeing. I'm not knocking Joyce: we all owe him a debt. He's the one who made so much possible.
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.