Quote by: Frank McCourt

I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the afterlife. That's what held me, kept me down. So now I just have nothing but contempt for the institution of the church.


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Author Bio


  • NameFrank McCourt
  • DescriptionIrish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer
  • BornAugust 19, 1930
  • DiedJuly 19, 2009
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTeacher; Writer; Autobiographer
  • AwardsRome Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Biography Or Autobiography