It is amazing to me, now, how such wild imaginings and philosophies - inspired by a night charged with frights and calamities… — John Irving Best friend Copy Share Image
“he had seen his share of heroes, too. Major Rawls never knew everything that Owen had known; the major knew only that… — John Irving Owen Meany Copy Share Image
“In Ruth's view, they looked 'like a couple' because they seemed to possess some terrible secret between them - they appeared stricken… — John Irving Humor Copy Share Image
You can't say you're going to ban something in the name of good taste, because then you have directed someone to play… — John Irving Bad taste Copy Share Image
“who are always right, and are given to reminding us of it, are irritating; prophets are irritating, and Owen Meany is decidedly… — John Irving Best friend Copy Share Image
“What would Miss Frost have thought of me? I wondered; I didn't mean my writing . What would she have thought of… — John Irving Men and women Copy Share Image
“For seven of the eight years he was president, Reagan would not say the AIDS word.” — John Irving President reagan Copy Share Image
I think the sport of wrestling, which I became involved with at the age of 14... I competed until I was 34,… — John Irving Age Copy Share Image
A novel is a piece of architecture. It's not random wallowings or confessional diaries. It's a building-it has to have walls and… — John Irving Architecture Copy Share Image
All I say is: Let us leave les folles alone; let's just leave them be. Don't judge them. You are not superior… — John Irving Judging Copy Share Image
“When I first came to Canada, I thought it was going to be easy to be a Canadian; like so many stupid… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“Garp discovered that when you are writing something, everything seems related to everything else.” — John Irving Writing Copy Share Image
All men are liars, said Roberta Muldoon, who knew this was true because she had once been a man. — John Irving Liars Copy Share Image
“Wherever Melony went, she would not be without guidance, she would not be without love, without faith; she had a good book… — John Irving Books Copy Share Image
So, I don't work in terms of real time. I don't work in a timely fashion. — John Irving Fashion Copy Share Image
I suppose I try to look for those things where the world turns on you. It's every automobile accident, every accident at… — John Irving Accident Copy Share Image
It's magical thinking to imagine that the reason unspeakable things are being perpetrated by younger and younger people is that they've fallen… — John Irving Book Copy Share Image
When you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion. — John Irving Belief Copy Share Image
“Candy felt helpless; no one seemed to understand why she was standing there. Children were colliding with her at hip level, and… — John Irving Children Copy Share Image
“…there was no better company for an especially personal revelation than the company of virtual strangers.” — John Irving Business Copy Share Image
You cannot drive with your eyes in the rear-view mirror… But dignity is difficult to maintain. Stamina requires constant upkeep. Repetition is… — John Irving Boring Copy Share Image
Just because you're sober, don't think you're a good driver, Cookie. — John Irving Cookies Copy Share Image
...every study of the gods, of everyone's gods, is a revelation of vengeance towards the innocent. — John Irving Education Copy Share Image
I find screenplays easy to write, my novels being very visual. You see what people look like. The physical action is described. — John Irving Action Copy Share Image
