64 Quotes by Malachy McCourt

If you have one foot in the past and one foot in the future, you're pissing on the present.

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

I had the taste of the alcohol since I was 11. It allowed me to be clever, charming and to behave outrageously. Acting also allowed me not to be me. So I could indulge every fantasy in this paradise of America.

Live every day as if it's going to be your last, and one day, you'll be right.

A lie to me is a dream that might come true.

In Limerick, a family that was dysfunctional was one who could afford to drink but didn't.

Imagination in the child is powerful. Reading and laughter and love are essential in our lives.

It would take far too long to get in and out of low-cut dresses." ()

That second floor was a wonderful adventure. It was cozy. But at the same time we had this feeling of being uprooted ? and also of being cold and of having to come back down to the real world." ()