Colum McCann Quotes

I mean, every novel's a historical novel anyway. But calling something a historical novel seems to put mittens on it, right? It puts manners on it. And you don't want your novels to be mannered.

Colum McCann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: February 28, 1965

Topics

YouMannersWantMeanRightSeems

You can call anything a sport if you want.

Joe Garagiola

YouWantAnythingCallSport

I never liked Queen. I can honestly say I hated Queen and everything that they did.

Robert Smith

QueenI CanSayNeverEverything

Yes, for my undergrad I majored in Criminal Justice and minored in Political Science and English.

Matthew McGrory

ScienceJusticePoliticalYes

Having a Weim means never having to work alone again. I have two Weims. When they think I've been working too long, they stage an intercession.

Ann Maxwell

WorkAloneThinkLongNeverStage

I have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese culture is Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

Ang Lee

CultureCareAmericaTwoChinese

I think male actors get confused by their own vanity.

Shirley MacLaine

ThinkConfusedVanityOwnGetMale

I have so much respect for people in the service. The mental strength it takes to do what they do is unbelievable.

Torrey DeVitto

StrengthRespectServicePeopleMuch

Session work makes you more strict. You can't hit notes all over the place. You've got to make each one really count.

Ritchie Blackmore

WorkYouPlaceMoreOverCount

Here's how I operate. When I see something I like, 20 years later, I ask her brother for her phone number. She don't even see me coming.

Ron White

BrotherMePhoneSheAskSee

Everyone knows the more you chase something the faster it runs and the more you ignore something the faster it comes.

Roshon Fegan

IgnoreYouMoreEveryoneSomething

I think the screen size chosen for the iPad is perfect for publishers to render content beautifully, for games to be played.

Mike McCue

ThinkPerfectGamesSizeContent

Fathers always play mahagurus to their children, and I am no exception.

Mithun Chakraborty

ChildrenI AmPlayAlwaysFathers

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