When I love a novel I’ve read, I want to reread it – in part, to see how it was constructed. John Irving Read Quote
I grew up around books – my grandmother’s house, where I lived as a small child, was full of books. My father was a history teacher, and he loved the Russian novels. There were always books around. John Irving Read Quote
My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons. John Irving Read Quote
It’s not very interesting to establish sympathy for people who, on the surface, are instantly sympathetic. I guess I’m always attracted to people who, if their lives were headlines in a newspaper, you might not be very sympathetic about them. John Irving Read Quote
I think there is often a ‘what if’ proposition that gets me thinking about all my novels. John Irving Read Quote
I do know where I’m going and it’s just a matter of finding the language to get there. John Irving Read Quote
I’ve always preferred writing in longhand. I’ve always written first drafts in longhand. John Irving Read Quote
There’s no reason you shouldn’t, as a writer, not be aware of the necessity to revise yourself constantly. John Irving Read Quote
