“...where our desires "come from"; that is a dark, winding road.” — John Irving Desire Copy Share Image
But I often think that so-called glamorous people are just very busy people. — John Irving Copy Share Image
We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds. — John Irving Mind Copy Share Image
The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life led by human beings; the second was that human… — John Irving Bears Copy Share Image
I believe a novel should be as complicated and involved as you're capable of making it. — John Irving Copy Share Image
It happens to many teenagers-that moment when you feel full of resentment or distrust for those adults you once loved unquestioningly. — John Irving Adults Copy Share Image
Just when you begin thinking of yourself as memorable, you run into someone who can't even remember having met you — John Irving Memorable Copy Share Image
“We tend to think that if you don't know where you're goin, you don't belong where you are.” — john irving Copy Share Image
“Let the grave mound grow a little grass, I always say; then it’s safe to look.” — John Irving Copy Share Image
“The two old secretaries conversed in the manner of hostile but toothless male dogs.” — John Irving Secretaries Copy Share Image
“Because I was a Wheelwright-and, therefore, a New England snob-I'd assumed that Phoenix was largely composed of Mormons and Baptists and Republicans;” — John Irving Religion Copy Share Image
“You are my work of art," Wilbur Larch told Homer Wells. "Everything else has just been a job. I don't know if… — John Irving Art Copy Share Image
THERE'S NO MONKEY BUSINESS ABOUT THIS ELECTION,' he told the voters. 'IF YOU'RE ENOUGH OF AN ASSHOLE TO VOTE FOR NIXON, YOUR… — John Irving Business Copy Share Image
As many times as I've seen 'The Merchant of Venice,' I always take Shylock's side. For all the hatred that guy is… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“Look at the world: look at how many of our peerless leaders presume to tell us that they know what God wants!… — John Irving Leadership Copy Share Image
“The time to read Madame Bovary is when your romantic hopes and desires have crashed, and you will believe that your future… — John Irving Future relationship Copy Share Image
'Great Expectations' was an important novel in my adolescence. It was very much one of those emblematic novels that made me wish… — John Irving Adolescence Copy Share Image
“Reagan Declares Firmness on Gulf; Plans are Unclear Isn't that classic? I don't mean the semicolon; I mean, isn't that just what… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“in the hospital, Jenny Fields felt she was making up for lost time; she was discovering that people weren't much more mysterious,… — John Irving Heart Copy Share Image
“On his bedside table, between the reading lamp and the telephone, was his battered copy of David Copperfield. Homer didn't have to… — John Irving Books Copy Share Image
I want to go on being a student," I told him. "I want to be a teacher. I'm just a reader," I… — John Irving Ashamed Copy Share Image
If you are careful,' Garp wrote, 'if you use good ingredients, and you don't take any shortcuts, then you can usually cook… — John Irving Care Copy Share Image
I'm not typing. I write only by longhand. I've always written first drafts by hand and then once I was into a… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“Almost none of them understood Great Expectations or David Copperfield, anyway. They were not only too young for the Dickensian language, they… — John Irving Great expectations Copy Share Image
“He felt like hearing Mrs. Grogan’s prayer again, and so he went to the girls’ division a little early for his usual… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“IT HAS TO DO WITH ALL OF US,” said Owen Meany, when I called him that night. “SHE WAS JUST LIKE OUR… — John Irving Best man Copy Share Image
“And the thing about love," Wally said to Angel, "is that you can’t force anyone. It’s natural to want someone you love… — John Irving Love Copy Share Image
“Isn't it amazing? The Americans have so many good afterthoughts!” — John Irving America Copy Share Image
“I didn't try to say the penis word for Elaine. "Cock," I said to her.” — John Irving Copy Share Image
