64 Quotes by Malachy McCourt

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    Limericks don't come from Limerick. But it comes from that between the verses when they used to have those competitions that they would put in the refrain, "follow me up, follow me up, follow me up to Limerick Town."

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    My purpose in life always has been to avoid work. And I hear these people saying, "I work hard and I pay my taxes." Well, you're an asshole.

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    I've avoided work all my life, you see. So, I'm like a bee. I go from flower to flower.

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    When I'm writing in long hand, it just goes on and on and on. When I was in the saloon business, I would just greet people and talk to them and avoid taxes, and getting behind the bar. What else.

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    I see the way I look upon organized religion, I was a victim of that of mythology, and of cruelty, and all the absurd stuff.

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    This is the place for me where every single dream I ever had came to fruition and I love it dearly. I love ya, New York.

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