“Isn't it perfectly possible that Nils and his wife are too depressed to have kids? The prospect of having kids depresses the… — John Irving Having kids Copy Share Image
“What do they expect of a one-eyed, one-armed artist-- and the son of Garp? No flaws?” — John Irving Copy Share Image
You don't have to be in the habit of going to church to listen to such a literary minister; you don't have… — John Irving Believer Copy Share Image
How we love to love things for other people; how we love to have other people love things through our eyes. — John Irving Eye Copy Share Image
“He felt fortunate to be with Helen; she had her own ambitions and he could not manipulate here.” — John Irving Copy Share Image
I always know more about the ending, even the aftermath to the ending, than I know about the beginning. And so there's… — John Irving Aftermath Copy Share Image
They were involved in that awkward procedure of getting to unknow each other. — John Irving Awkward Copy Share Image
To each other, we were as normal and nice as the smell of bread. We were just a family. In a family… — John Irving Bread Copy Share Image
He also knew that rivals are best unmanned by being ignored. — John Irving Being ignored Copy Share Image
I get up early. I like to read a little before anyone but the dog is up. I also like to read… — John Irving Also Copy Share Image
It's because even a good man can't always be right, that we need ... rules. — John Irving Good man Copy Share Image
The ability to see the future can be a burden, and the younger you are and the more isolated you feel, maybe… — John Irving Ability Copy Share Image
“It's rare when there's something we can do for ourselves which also pleases someone else.” — John Irving Copy Share Image
“And so this added consideration - that she never get pregnant - contributed to the moderation of their coupling, which was almost… — John Irving Founding fathers Copy Share Image
A part of adolescence is feelimg that there's no one else around who's enough like youself to understand you. — John Irving Adolescence Copy Share Image
“THAT'S WHAT POWERFUL MEN DO TO THIS COUNTRY - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, SEXY, BREATHLESS COUNTRY, AND POWERFUL MEN USE IT TO TREAT… — John Irving Power Copy Share Image
“I think about you more and more, but I don't waste my time - or yours - thinking about who you were… — John Irving Time Copy Share Image
“I had acquired an undeniable mystique - if only to the Bancroft butt-room boys. Don't forget: Miss Frost was an older woman,… — John Irving Long way 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
“Did the rhythm of the train on the tracks somehow unravel her and make her behave out of character? Was she altered… — John Irving Fitness Copy Share Image
