“Stewart, Jr. who was called Stewie Two, graduated from Steering before Garp was even of age to enter the school; Jenny treated… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“There are always suicides," Garp wrote, "among people who are unable to say what they mean".” — John Irving Suicide Copy Share Image
Kids are perfect people till grownups get their hands on them. — John Irving Children Copy Share Image
“When (The World According To) Garp was published, people who’d lost children wrote to me. ‘’I lost one, too,’’ they told me.… — John Irving Children Copy Share Image
“It surprised him that she was the one who looked stricken with fear, as if she were a prisoner in the passenger… — John Irving Fear Copy Share Image
Newspapers are even worse for me than ice cream; headlines, and the big issues that generate the headlines, are pure fat. — John Irving Bigs Copy Share Image
And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any.… — John Irving Capacity Copy Share Image
“You should wait, William," Miss Frost said. "The time to read Madame Bovary is when your romantic hopes and desires have crashed,… — John Irving Future relationship Copy Share Image
“I read that part over and over again, until I felt I had the pronunciation right. There was quite a good pencil… — John Irving Copy Share Image
In increments both measurable and not, our childhood is stolen from us -- not always in one momentous event but often in… — John Irving Add Copy Share Image
My life as a writer consists of 1/8 talent and 7/8 discipline. — John Irving Discipline Copy Share Image
“The prostitute became uncomfortable -- as if 'talk' were in a category of aberrant behavior, short of which she drew the line.… — John Irving Habits Copy Share Image
There's no reason you shouldn't, as a writer, not be aware of the necessity to revise yourself constantly. — John Irving No reason Copy Share Image
“She was a passionate reader, and she thought that reading was one of the noblest efforts of all; in contrast, she found… — John Irving Books Copy Share Image
Be serious. Life hurts. Reflect what hurts. I don't mean that you can't also be funny, or have fun, but at the… — John Irving End of the day Copy Share Image
“I have digressed, which is also the kind of writer I would become.” — John Irving Digression Copy Share Image
“THAT IS WHERE THIS COUNTRY IS HEADED—IT IS HEADED TOWARD OVERSIMPLIFICATION. YOU WANT TO SEE A PRESIDENT OF THE FUTURE? TURN ON… — John Irving Copy Share Image
Human beings are remarkable - at what we can learn to live with. If we couldn't get strong from what we lose,… — John Irving Enough Copy Share Image
“In this dirty-minded world you are either somebody's wife or somebody's whore, or fast on your way to becoming one or the… — John Irving Marriage Copy Share Image
when however small a measure of jealousy is mixed with misunderstanding, there is always going to be trouble. — John Irving Jealousy Copy Share Image
“Well, you finally got me," Helen had whispered to him, tearfully, but Garp had sprawled there, on his back on the wrestling… — John Irving Humor Copy Share Image
“Rural life in the winter months was rugged: snow-blurred and alcohol-fueled, violent and fast.” — John Irving Life Copy Share Image
Know the story before you fall in love with your first sentence. If you don’t know the story before you begin the… — John Irving Common Copy Share Image
