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I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the afterlife. That's what held me, kept me down. So now I just have nothing but contempt for the institution of the church.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Afterlife Any Church Contempt Down Get Had Held Hell Idea Institution Just Kept Me Nothing Now Rid

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He came to the States in 1963, I think with a view to making up with my mother, but that didn't work. He came for three weeks, and drank his way all over Brooklyn. And went back... I went to his funeral in Belfast.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Back Belfast Brooklyn Came Drank Funeral He His His Way Making Making Up Mother Over States Think Three Up View Way Weeks Work I Think

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Actually, my mother and Alfie came for three weeks' Christmas vacation and stayed for 21 years. I guess my mother never went back because she was lonely.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Actually Back Because Came Christmas Guess Lonely Mother Never She Stayed Three Vacation Weeks Years

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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.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Back Bar Because Began Business Merchandise Mistake More Set Sip Than Them Us Well Which

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I'm more interested in writing than in performing.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Interested More Performing Than Writing

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The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Am Experience Interested Main Main Thing Teacher Thing I Am

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I can't go too much into my domestic life because there are ex-wives ready to do me in.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Because Domestic Go Life Me Much Ready Too Too Much

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I think I settled on the title before I ever wrote the book.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Before Book Ever Settled Think Title Wrote I Think

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We never really had any kind of a Christmas. This is one part where my memory fails me completely.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Any Christmas Fails Had Kind Me Memory Never Part Really Where

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If somebody wants me to speak in, say, Chicago, a limousine picks me up at the door to brings me to the airport. I fly at the front of the plane, and a limousine meets me at the other end to take me to a grand hotel, and usually an envelope is left for me with a per diem, maybe $150-a-day walking around money, and then I go home.

~Frank Mccourt

Topics: Airport Around Brings Chicago Door End Envelope Fly Front Go Go Home Grand Home Hotel Left Maybe Me Meets Money Other Per Picks Plane Say Somebody Speak Take Then Up Walking Wants

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Author

Born: August 19th, 1930

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