Graduation Quote by Frank McCourt

“But I don't know how I'll ever get a college degree and rise in the world with no high school diploma and eyes like piss holes in the snow, as everyone tells me.” quote by Frank McCourt — Download Open image

““But I don't know how I'll ever get a college degree and rise in the world with no high school diploma and eyes like piss holes in the snow, as everyone tells me.””

Frank McCourt

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