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John Irving Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 2, 1942

Topics

Imagination World Think Interesting

Interpreting anyone's marriage - a neighbor's, let alone the president's - is extremely difficult. And yet, examining the first couple's relationship - their negotiations of public and private life, of conflicts and compromises - offers hints about Barack Obama the president, not just Barack Obama the husband.

Jodi Kantor

Life Marriage Relationship Alone

The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like St. Ives is totally transformed in a very short space of time by the arrival or departure of the sea.

John Dyer

Sea Time Space Amazing Me Short

Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?

John Keats

Soul Intelligence School World You

I've never worried about age.

Jeanne Moreau

Age Never About Worried

I listen to things that are popular and try to think about it in a mathematical way.

Stephen Malkmus

Think Way Try Listen Things Popular

What I mean is that none of my talents had a - what's that great word - rubric. A singer, an actor, a dancer - there was nothing I could really say I was. The writing came much later. And, actually, thank God, because if I had said I'm a singer, I would really have just had one thing to do.

Steve Martin

God Great Writing Thank God Said

The core is the most important muscle group in your body. If your core is not strong, the rest of your body is weakened, too.

Trudie Styler

Rest Strong Body Group Your Body

The first game of the year is always an in-season adjustment game.

Tony Romo

Game Year First Always Adjustment

My girlfriend has to beat me up to get me to relax because I work all the time.

Logic

Work Time Me Relax Girlfriend Beat

Dost thou not understand that there are two distinct forces in us, that of the soul and that of the body, that is, a movement and a regulator?

Jules Verne

Soul Body Understand Two Movement

I think one of the appeals of suspense is to safely explore our innermost fears.

Lisa Gardner

Think Explore Suspense Our I Think

I've always been looking for other people's approval.

Johnny Vegas

People Looking Always Approval Been