Michael McCarthy > Quotes

“Procrastination is like masturbation, in the beginning it feels good, but in the end, you're just f***ing yourself!”
― michael mccarthy

“there can be occasions when we suddenly and involuntarily find ourselves loving r=the natural world with a startling intensity, in a burst of emotion which we may not fully understand, and the only word that seems to me to be appropriate for this feeling is joy”
― Michael McCarthy

“Make moves that minimize mistakes and maximize the potential for success”
― Michael Mccarthy

“Kenesaw Mountain Landis—The fiery Chicago jurist,”
― Michael McCarthy, Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America

“Rain and Cloudy wind Moderate S the Lake Smooth the Night dark the Weather Warm—my Wife Died this Afternoon at 4 P.M. of Lung Deease.”
― Michael McCarthy, Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America

“a companion at a restaurant along the Chicago River mentioned that a steamship had tipped over nearby in 1915, killing more passengers than had perished on the Titanic.”
― Michael McCarthy, Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck That Shook America

“The Theft of the Countryside”
― Michael McCarthy, The Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy