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Colum McCann Quotes about Heart

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Long ago, long ago. The simple things come back to us. They rest for a moment by our ribcages then suddenly reach in and twist our hearts a notch backward.

Long ago, long ago. The simple things come back to us. They rest for a moment by our ribcages then suddenly reach in and twist our hearts a notch backward.

Colum McCann
Heart, Simple, Long Ago
Colum McCann (2009). “Let The Great World Spin”, p.72, Bloomsbury Publishing

The essence of intelligence was to know when, or if, to expose even the heart's deep need for instruction.

Colum McCann
Heart, Essence, Needs
Colum McCann (2013). “TransAtlantic”, p.40, Bloomsbury Publishing

He might have been naive, but he didn't care; he said he's rather die with his heart on his sleeve than end up another cynic.

Colum McCann
Heart, Care, Might

They told me Corrigan smashed all the bones in his chest when he hit the steering wheel. I thought, Well at least in heaven his Spanish chick'll be able to reach in and grab his heart.

Colum McCann
Heart, Heaven, Able
Colum McCann (2009). “Let the Great World Spin: A Novel”, p.211, Random House

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