“He is a literary genius. Also the most nonjudgmental decent guy. He forgives.”

— Malachy McCourt

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.

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