John Irving

There's no reason you shouldn't, as a writer, not be aware of the necessity to revise yourself constantly. ↗

— John Irving

#constantly #necessity #no reason #reason #revise

Whatever I write, no matter how gray or dark the subject matter, it's still going to be a comic novel. ↗

— John Irving

#dark #going #gray #how #i

If I have any advantage, maybe, as a writer, it is that I don't think I'm very interesting. I mean, beginning a novel with the last sentence is a pretty plodding way to spend your life. ↗

— John Irving

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I suppose I'm proudest of my novels for what's imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography. ↗

— John Irving

#i #i think #imagination #imagined #interesting

When I feel like being a director, I write a novel. ↗

— John Irving

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I never know when I finish the novel I am writing which will be the next novel out of the station. ↗

— John Irving

#finish #i #i am #know #never

I have a very poor record at multiple choice questions. ↗

— John Irving

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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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If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. ↗

— John Irving

#enough #find #life #live #love

And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone. ↗

— John Irving

#any #being #being alone #better #capacity