--- title: "4 John Quotes By Cynthia Lennon" description: "4 John quotes by Cynthia Lennon. Plus more from Cynthia Lennon and more John sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/cynthia-lennon-29663_art_john-s-particular-talents-hadn-t-gone-un_905563.jpg" --- > [“John's particular talents hadn't gone unnoticed but they weren't his artistic talents. They were his talents for having his fellow students fall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-s-particular-talents-hadn-t-gone-unnoticed-but-they-weren-t-his/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/cynthia-lennon-29663_art_john-s-particular-talents-hadn-t-gone-un_905563.jpg) > [John needed to escape his reality. I understood completely but I couldn't go along with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-needed-to-escape-his-reality-i-understood-completely-but-i/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/cynthia-lennon-29663_escape_john-needed-to-escape-his-reality-i-unde_926304.png) > [John was closest of all to Paul; their relationship was very complex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-was-closest-of-all-to-paul-their-relationship-was-very-complex/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/cynthia-lennon-29663_closest_john-was-closest-of-all-to-paul-their-re_1555512.png) > [John was an extraordinary man. Our relationship has shaped much of my life. I have always loved him and never stopped loving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-was-an-extraordinary-man-our-relationship-has-shaped-much-of-my/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c3/cynthia-lennon-29663_extraordinary_john-was-an-extraordinary-man-our-relati_2413633.png) ## Other authors on John ## More by Cynthia Lennon > [I didn't marry a Beatle, I married a broke student who played the guitar and ponced all my grant money off me for fags.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/i-didn-t-marry-a-beatle-i-married-a-broke-student-who-played-the/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [When John was with me, it was total commitment. Whatever he did outside our relationship didn't seem very important. We were together such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/when-john-was-with-me-it-was-total-commitment-whatever-he-did-outside/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [Ringo had this habit of lighting up two cigarettes, one for Maureen at the same time that he lit his own. I remember thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/ringo-had-this-habit-of-lighting-up-two-cigarettes-one-for-maureen-at/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [“John's particular talents hadn't gone unnoticed but they weren't his artistic talents. They were his talents for having his fellow students fall about with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-s-particular-talents-hadn-t-gone-unnoticed-but-they-weren-t-his/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [John needed to escape his reality. I understood completely but I couldn't go along with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-needed-to-escape-his-reality-i-understood-completely-but-i/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [Yoko had 10 years and I had 10 years and I would rather have had the 10 years I had than the ones she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/yoko-had-10-years-and-i-had-10-years-and-i-would-rather-have-had-the/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [John was at his most relaxed with Ringo, who had him in stitches with his jokes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-was-at-his-most-relaxed-with-ringo-who-had-him-in-stitches-with/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [John was closest of all to Paul; their relationship was very complex.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-was-closest-of-all-to-paul-their-relationship-was-very-complex/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [John's relationship with each of the other Beatles was different. He was at his most relaxed with Ringo, who often had him in stitches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-s-relationship-with-each-of-the-other-beatles-was-different-he/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [I was proud, excited and a little frightened. It was all taking off so quickly…the more successful the boys were, the further away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/i-was-proud-excited-and-a-little-frightened-it-was-all-taking-off-so/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [ Noel \[Charles, husband\] and I love cooking. He does his cooking and I do mine. I'm the traditional English cook, with a twist now… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/noel-charles-husband-and-i-love-cooking-he-does-his-cooking-and-i-do/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [We were both sort of bowled over by the fact that we were married. It wasn't a question of 'Have we done the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/we-were-both-sort-of-bowled-over-by-the-fact-that-we-were-married-it/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [I knew the man up until our divorce - after that I didn't know the man, but it didn't stop me caring about him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/i-knew-the-man-up-until-our-divorce-after-that-i-didn-t-know-the-man/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [John asked me to dance and I nearly died. Bingo! I then amazed myself by being very cool, calm and collected outwardly-inside I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-asked-me-to-dance-and-i-nearly-died-bingo-i-then-amazed-myself/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) > [John was an extraordinary man. Our relationship has shaped much of my life. I have always loved him and never stopped loving him. That’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-lennon/john-was-an-extraordinary-man-our-relationship-has-shaped-much-of-my/) [Cynthia Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-lennon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john/cynthia-lennon/#itemlist", "name": "4 John Quotes By Cynthia Lennon", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“John's particular talents hadn't gone unnoticed but they weren't his artistic talents. They were his talents for having his fellow students fall about with shocked, uncontrollable laughter at his wicked, disrespectful wit. His ability to disrupt a lecture had to be seen to be believed and John's appearance was even worse than his humour. I think he was the last stronghold of the Teddy Boys - totally aggressive and anti-establishment. 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