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Colum McCann Quotes

The essence of intelligence was to know when, or if, to expose even the heart’s deep need for instruction Picture Quote #1

The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough Picture Quote #1

He might have been naive, but he didn’t care; he said he’s rather die with his heart on his sleeve than end up another cynic Picture Quote #1

I had enough electricity in my booty to jump-start the whole of New York City Picture Quote #1

Words are good for saying what things are, but sometimes they don’t function for what things aren’t Picture Quote #1

I think one of the biggest political failures, and the biggest social failures, over the past few years has been the failure of empathy; not being able to look at the other person down the street Picture Quote #1

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The short story is an imploding universe. It has all the boil of energy inside it. A novel has shrapnel going all over the place. You can have a mistake in a novel. A short story has to be perfect Picture Quote #1

Let the Great World Spin’ at the end talks a lot about connections and light and possibility and the fact that the world doesn’t end. Even in the darkest times, we have to go on Picture Quote #1

All this miraculous hatred. Christ, a man can’t eat his breakfast for filling his belly full of it Picture Quote #1

I grew up sort of middle class, safe and suburban Picture Quote #1

I’m very boring, really: I live on the Upper East Side, a block from the park. I have three kids. I go for a jog around the park every day with my dog Picture Quote #1

When I come home, I say I’m coming home to Dublin. When I’m in Dublin, I say I’m going home to New York. I’m sort of a man of two countries Picture Quote #1

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I have a wardrobe full of scarves now, just about every color under the sun. My trick is that I always cut them in two, down the middle. They’re lighter, thinner, skinnier that way. And because I’m cheap, I get two scarves for the price of one Picture Quote #1

There are no days more full than those we go back to Picture Quote #1

The thing about love is that we come alive in bodies not our own Picture Quote #1

I think we need stories, and we need to tell the stories over and over and over not only to remind us, but to be able to have that clarity of experience that changes us, so that we know who we are now because of who we have been at some other time Picture Quote #1

I gave them all the truth and none of the honesty Picture Quote #1

Good days, they come around the oddest corners Picture Quote #1

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...and it strikes her, as she walks, that borders, like hatred, are exaggerated precisely because otherwise they would cease to exist altogether Picture Quote #1

Even if you’re going to die, you might as well die pretty Picture Quote #1

Everything was fabulous, even our breakdowns Picture Quote #1

He felt for a moment uncreated. Another kind of awake Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m not interested in blind optimism, but I’m very interested in optimism that is hard-won, that takes on darkness and then says, ‘This is not enough.’ Picture Quote #1

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I don’t believe the world’s a particularly beautiful place, but I do believe in redemption Picture Quote #1

People think they know the mystery of living in your skin. They don’t. There’s no one who knows except the person who carts it around her own self Picture Quote #1

The contemporary American novelist benefits in a way from being ignored. It makes you angrier and makes you want to go into all of those places where you shouldnt Picture Quote #1

Pain is not wat you get, it is wat you give Picture Quote #1

About 25 years ago, I took a bicycle across the United States. I soon found out that the greatest item of clothing was the trusty bandanna. There were dozens of uses for a bandanna - as a pot holder, a chain cleaner, a sun shield, a headband, a snot rag, a declaration of Kerouacian intent Picture Quote #1

If they ask you to stand still, you should dance Picture Quote #1

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The essence of intelligence was to know when, or if, to expose even the heart’s deep need for instruction (Colum McCann Quotes) The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough (Colum McCann Quotes) He might have been naive, but he didn’t care; he said he’s rather die with his heart on his sleeve than end up another cynic. (Colum McCann Quotes) I had enough electricity in my booty to jump-start the whole of New York City (Colum McCann Quotes) Words are good for saying what things are, but sometimes they don’t function for what things aren’t. (Colum McCann Quotes) I think one of the biggest political failures, and the biggest social failures, over the past few years has been the failure of empathy; not being able to look at the other person down the street. (Colum McCann Quotes) The short story is an imploding universe. It has all the boil of energy inside it. A novel has shrapnel going all over the place. You can have a mistake in a novel. A short story has to be perfect. (Colum McCann Quotes) Let the Great World Spin’ at the end talks a lot about connections and light and possibility and the fact that the world doesn’t end. Even in the darkest times, we have to go on. (Colum McCann Quotes) All this miraculous hatred. Christ, a man can’t eat his breakfast for filling his belly full of it. (Colum McCann Quotes) I grew up sort of middle class, safe and suburban (Colum McCann Quotes) I’m very boring, really: I live on the Upper East Side, a block from the park. I have three kids. I go for a jog around the park every day with my dog. (Colum McCann Quotes) When I come home, I say I’m coming home to Dublin. When I’m in Dublin, I say I’m going home to New York. I’m sort of a man of two countries. (Colum McCann Quotes) I have a wardrobe full of scarves now, just about every color under the sun. My trick is that I always cut them in two, down the middle. They’re lighter, thinner, skinnier that way. And because I’m cheap, I get two scarves for the price of one. (Colum McCann Quotes) There are no days more full than those we go back to (Colum McCann Quotes) The thing about love is that we come alive in bodies not our own (Colum McCann Quotes) I think we need stories, and we need to tell the stories over and over and over not only to remind us, but to be able to have that clarity of experience that changes us, so that we know who we are now because of who we have been at some other time. (Colum McCann Quotes) I gave them all the truth and none of the honesty (Colum McCann Quotes) Good days, they come around the oddest corners (Colum McCann Quotes) ...and it strikes her, as she walks, that borders, like hatred, are exaggerated precisely because otherwise they would cease to exist altogether. (Colum McCann Quotes) Even if you’re going to die, you might as well die pretty (Colum McCann Quotes) Everything was fabulous, even our breakdowns (Colum McCann Quotes) He felt for a moment uncreated. Another kind of awake (Colum McCann Quotes) 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. (Colum McCann Quotes) I’m not interested in blind optimism, but I’m very interested in optimism that is hard-won, that takes on darkness and then says, ‘This is not enough.’ (Colum McCann Quotes) I don’t believe the world’s a particularly beautiful place, but I do believe in redemption (Colum McCann Quotes) People think they know the mystery of living in your skin. They don’t. There’s no one who knows except the person who carts it around her own self. (Colum McCann Quotes) The contemporary American novelist benefits in a way from being ignored. It makes you angrier and makes you want to go into all of those places where you shouldnt (Colum McCann Quotes) Pain is not wat you get, it is wat you give (Colum McCann Quotes) About 25 years ago, I took a bicycle across the United States. I soon found out that the greatest item of clothing was the trusty bandanna. There were dozens of uses for a bandanna - as a pot holder, a chain cleaner, a sun shield, a headband, a snot rag, a declaration of Kerouacian intent (Colum McCann Quotes) If they ask you to stand still, you should dance (Colum McCann Quotes)

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