Frank McCourt Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“I admire certain priests and nuns who go off on their own and do God's work on their own, who help in the ghettos, but as far as the institution of the church is concerned, I think it is despicable.”

“There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd.”

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

“You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into the grave.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I'm more interested in writing than in performing.”

“My childhood here... was very limited. So it was a long, long time before I actually went out to Brooklyn.”

“And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of the opposite sex. And you might get excited and you might do something natural.”