Colum McCann Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“It's interesting if you can talk about the large moments and also the small moments to understand the deepest complexities of a man by trying to imagine who they are.”

“The further away we got from 9/11, the more I wanted to find some way to recover. I wanted to talk about the more anonymous corners of the city, because I think it's very important that not all of that anger was turned to revenge.”

“In a certain way, novelists become unacknowledged historians, because we talk about small, tiny, little anonymous moments that won't necessarily make it into the history books.”

“Very seldom in my fiction have I directly used the stories people have told me. I think ripping off people's lives in fiction is dangerous. It also lacks imagination.”

“I think we're moving toward moments of grace and understanding. And I think these things take time.”

“I write about what I know; and I write about things that are new to me, and that I didn't know before.”

“My wardrobe is drab. I could spend six weeks in the same jeans. Most everything I have is blue or black, but certainly not cool.”

“I have different books for different times of the day, let alone different seasons of the year!”

“I write articles, and I do profiles of members of organizations and associations.”

“I'm much more interested in allowing a story to happen, and people find whatever meaning is in there.”