Famous Malachy McCourt Quotes
“He is a literary genius. Also the most nonjudgmental decent guy. He forgives.”
On his brother Frank
The New York Times interview (1998)
Context: He's an amazing man … When he was 12, one of our schoolmasters said: "My boy, you are a literary genius. My strong suggestion is to go to America. They will appreciate you there." Over the years I've read what he's written that never got published, and I always said it still holds. He is a literary genius. Also the most nonjudgmental decent guy. He forgives.
The New York Times interview (1998)
“Cute in Ireland meant cunning and devious … And I'm not sure that I'm not.”
The New York Times interview (1998)
