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Colum McCann is an Irish writer known for his profound character development and rich narrative techniques. His works often explore the relationship between individuals and society, as well as deep insights into history and culture. Born on February 28, 1965, McCann's writing career began in the 1990s, and he has published numerous novels and short story collections.

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“The job of the writer is to look at where he is now and make some sort of emotional sense of it, not only for that moment but for years to come.”

Years Looks Moments Jobs Emotional That Moment

Author:Colum McCann

“Women get the short shrift in history. It's been largely written and dictated by men, or at least men believe that we own it, and women have really been in those quieter moments at the edge of history. But, really, they're the ones who are turning the cogs and the wheels and allowing things like the peace process to happen.”

Men Believe Moments Happens Process Written Edges Wheels Allowing Cogs

Author:Colum McCann

“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.”

Heart Long Moments Simple Long Ago Twists Simple Things Notches

Book:Let The Great World Spin

Source: Let The Great World Spin

“She's always thought that one of the beauties of New York is that you can be from anywhere and within moments of landing its yours.”

Moments New York Landing

Book:Let the Great World Spin: A Novel

Source: Let the Great World Spin: A Novel

“There are moments we return to, now and always. Family is like water - it has a memory of what it once filled, always trying to get back to the original stream.”

Trying Moments Water Memories Return Originals Filled Streams Get Back Always Trying

Book:Let The Great World Spin

Source: Let The Great World Spin

“He felt for a moment uncreated. Another kind of awake.”

Kind Moments Felt Awake

Book:Let The Great World Spin

Source: Let The Great World Spin

“How inevitable it is; we step into an ordinary moment and never come out again.”

Moments Steps Ordinary Inevitable Ordinary Moments

Book:Zoli: A Novel

Source: Zoli: A Novel

“We seldom know what we're hearing when we hear something for the first time, but one thing is certain: we hear it as we will never hear it again. We return to the moment to experience it, I suppose, but we can never really find it, only its memory, the faintest imprint of what really was, what it meant.”

Knows Firsts Moments Certain Memories One Thing Return First Time Hearing

Author:Colum McCann

“Sometimes thinking back on things is a mistake arising out of pride, but I guess you live inside a moment for years, move with it and feel it grow, and it sends out roots until it touches everything in sight.”

Thinking Feels Years Sometimes Moments Moving Grows Mistake Pride Roots Sight

Book:Let The Great World Spin

Source: Let The Great World Spin

“The tunnels of our lives connect, coming to daylight at the oddest moments, and then plunge us into the dark again. We return to the lives of those who have gone before us, a perplexing möbius strip until we come home, eventually, to ourselves.”

Moments Home Dark Gone Our Lives Return Coming Home Tunnels Daylight Plunge

Book:TransAtlantic: A Novel

Source: TransAtlantic: A Novel

“The world does not turn without moments of grace. Who cares how small.”

World Doe Moments Care Turns Grace Who Cares

Book:TransAtlantic

Source: TransAtlantic

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Born: February 28, 1965
Known for: Writer
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