Quotes from work
Zoli

Zoli is a novel by Colum McCann. It follows the life of Marienka Novotna, nicknamed "Zoli", a Slovak Romani woman, from her childhood in the 1930s, through her exile in the 1950s, to her late adult life. Although Zoli is a fictional character, her life is loosely based on that of the Polish Romani poet Papusza .

“Things in life have no real beginning, though our stories about them always do.”

Colum McCann Zoli

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“There are no days more full than those we go back to.”

Colum McCann Zoli

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“Where happiness was not a possibility, the illusion of it was always more important.”

Colum McCann Zoli

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“Memory has a heavy backspin, yet it’s still impossible to land exactly where we took off.”

Colum McCann Zoli

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