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John Irving

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They were involved in that awkward procedure of getting to unknow each other.


— John Irving


#final #leaving #regret #regret

it's not god who's fucked up, it's the screamers who say they believe in him and who claim to pursue their ends in his holy name.


— John Irving


#zealots #behavior

Life is serious but art is fun!


— John Irving


#humour #real-life #art

It is your responsibility to find fault with me, it is mine to hear you out. But don't expect me to change.


— John Irving


#change

In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases


— John Irving


#humor

A truly happy woman drives some men and almost every other woman absolutely crazy


— John Irving


#happiness #woman #women #men

All men are liars, said Roberta Muldoon, who knew this was true because she had once been a man.


— John Irving


#transgender #men

Half my life is an act of revision.


— John Irving


#half #life #my life #revision

Being afraid you'll look like a coward is the worst reason for doing anything.


— John Irving


#cowardice #cowardice

O God — please give him back! I shall keep asking You.


— John Irving


#god #prayer #religion #religion






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Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. ) In addition to his novels he has also publiJohn Irvingd Trying to Save Piggy Sneed a collection of his writings including a brief memoir and unpubliJohn Irvingd short fiction My Movie Business an account of the protracted process of bringing The Cider House Rules to the big screen and The Imaginary Girlfriend a short memoir focusing on writing and wrestling. ) a main character dealing with an absent or unknown parent a main character who is involved in film making and unusual sexual relationships (and often what Irving as referred to as "sexual outsiders") such as incest bestiality or between young men and older women.

Five of his novels have been adapted to film. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1999 for his script The Cider House Rules.

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