You might be poor your shoes might be broken but your mind is a palace. “When I look back on my childhood wonder how survived at all. It was of course a miserable childhood: the happy is hardly worth your while. Worse than ordinary Irish childhood and worse yet Catholic childhood.” “A mother's love blessing No matter where you roam. Keep her while have her You'll miss when she's gone.” “There are boys here who to mend their shoes whatever way they can. There in this class with no It’s not fault it’s shame. Our Lord had shoes. He died shoeless. Do see Him hanging cross sporting shoes? you boys?” “I know Dad does bad thing. he drinks dole money Mam desperate has beg but don’t want away from him run Mam. How can do that I’m up early every morning whole world asleep" “Mam turns toward dead ashes fire sucks last bit goodness Woodbine butt caught between brown thumb burnt middle finger. Michael . wants if we’re having fish chips tonight because he’s hungry. says Next week love goes out play lane.”