When an English man speaks well, for example now, and this is another way of putting us down, they say he's "eloquent" you see. "Oh, eloquent chap they are!" An Irish person speak well, they say, "Ah, you have the gift of the gab." "Ah, you kissed the blarney stone." You see, all of this putting us down.
Malachy McCourtI had great faith that perhaps this man Obama would do something, but he is, we're all in the grip of big money.
Malachy McCourtOnce I know I'm an alcoholic then it is my obligation, duty to see what I can do about healing myself.
Malachy McCourtI wonder what I can do about war. Is it the destiny of human kind to eventually wipe ourselves out with these weapons of mass destruction? Are we stupid to think that we can control them?
Malachy McCourt