I don't know of a greater privilege than being allowed to tell a story, or to listen to a story. They're the only thing we have that can trump life itself.
Colum McCannPeople think they know the mystery of living in your skin. They don't. There's no one who knows except the person who carts it around her own self.
Colum McCannSo much of her time spent like this: dreaming up things to say and never quite saying them.
Colum McCann