“The building of the architecture of a novel – the craft of it – is something I never tire of.”
— John Irving
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I think the sport of wrestling, which
“I think the sport of wrestling, which I became involved with at the age of 14… I competed until I was 34, kind of old for a contact sport. I coached the sport until I was 47. I think the discipline of wrestling has given me the discipline I have to write.”
— John Irving
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If you are lucky enough to find
“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”
— John Irving
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I take people very seriously. People are
“I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave – and nothing but laughter to console them with.”
— John Irving
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To each other, we were as normal
“To each other, we were as normal and nice as the smell of bread. We were just a family. In a family even exaggerations make perfect sense.”
— John Irving
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