You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.
Quote by Francis McCourt about poverty, mind
Quotes by Francis McCourt (Frank)
7 quotes by Francis McCourt (Frank)
Francis McCourt (Frank) - irish-American writer
Also known as: Frank.
Was born on 19 aug 1930.
Died on 19 jul 2009, at 78 years old.
Died on 19 jul 2009, at 78 years old.
Origin country: România
Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.
Quote by Francis McCourt about life, dance, fairy tales
I don't know what it means and I don't care because it's Shakespeare and it's like having jewels in my mouth when I say the words.
Quote by Francis McCourt about literature
Love her as in childhoodThrough feeble, old and grey. For you’ll never miss a mother’s loveTill she’s buried beneath the clay. A mother's love is a blessingNo matter where you roam. Keep her while you have her, You'll miss her when she's gone
Quote by Francis McCourt about mother, love, childhood, old, olderness
When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet...
Quote by Francis McCourt about childhood, saints, poverty, miracle, mother, happiness, fire, fire brigade, nothing, things
Shakespeare is like mashed potatoes, you can never get enough of him.
Quote by Francis McCourt about literature
The sky is the limit. You never have the same experience twice.
Quote by Francis McCourt about life, limits, sky, experience
