I lived five years in the Midwest, and I loved it. The people were so nice. The people were so open. John Irving livelovemidwest Change image and share on social
So, I don't work in terms of real time. I don't work in a timely fashion. John Irving fashionrealterm Change image and share on social
I never wanted my kids to feel I was more interested in anything I was doing than I was in them. John Irving feelinterestkid Change image and share on social
You've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed. John Irving haveobsessstay Change image and share on social
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 capacitydiminishfind Change image and share on social
One of the humbling things about having written more than one novel is the sense that every time you begin, that new empty page does not know who you are. John Irving beginemptyhumble Change image and share on social
There's a lot of ignorance about how long it takes to write a novel. There's a lot of ignorance about how long a novel is in your head before you start to write it. John Irving headignorancelong Change image and share on social
When I love a novel I've read, I want to reread it - in part, to see how it was constructed. John Irving constructhavelove Change image and share on social
Whatever I write, no matter how gray or dark the subject matter, it's still going to be a comic novel. John Irving comicdarkgray Change image and share on social
You don't want to be ungenerous toward people who give you prizes, but it is never the social or political message that interests me in a novel. I begin with an interest in a relationship, a situation, a character. John Irving begincharactergive share on social
