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Sure, I went through my 'J'accuse' phase. I was so angry for so long, I could hardly have a conversation without getting into an argument. And it was only when I felt I could finally distance myself from my past that I began to write about what happened - not just to me, but to lots of young people. I think my story is a cautionary tale.
— Frank McCourt
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One day a week should be set aside for field trips.
— Frank McCourt
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You feel a sense of urgency, especially at my advanced age, when you're staring into the grave.
— Frank McCourt
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First of all there is always that artistic challenge of creating something. Or the particular experience to take slum life in that period and make something out of it in the form of a book. And then I felt some kind of responsibility to my family.
— Frank McCourt
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I never expected to write a book about a slum in Ireland that was going to catapult me, as they say, into some kind of - onto the best seller list.
— Frank McCourt
Tags: book, never, me, best
Ireland, once you live there, you're seduced by it.
— Frank McCourt
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