

“I know that big people don't like questions from children. They can ask all the questions they like, How's school? Are you a good boy? Did you say your prayers? but if you ask them did they say their prayers you might be hit on the head.”
― Angela’s Ashes
― Angela’s Ashes

“A mother's love is a blessing
No matter where you roam.
Keep her while you have her,
You'll miss her when she's gone.”
― Angela’s Ashes
No matter where you roam.
Keep her while you have her,
You'll miss her when she's gone.”
― Angela’s Ashes

“The master says it’s a glorious thing to die for the Faith and Dad says it’s a glorious thing to die for Ireland and I wonder if there’s anyone in the world who would like us to live.”
― Angela’s Ashes
― Angela’s Ashes

“They can afford to smile because they all have teeth so dazzling if they dropped them in the snow they'd be lost forever.”
― 'Tis
― 'Tis

“The present changes the past. Looking back you do not find what you left behind.”
― The Inheritance of Loss
― The Inheritance of Loss
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