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
I find screenplays easy to write, my novels being very visual. You see what people look like. The physical action is described. John Irving actioneasyfind Change image and share on social
I'm not a twentieth-century novelist, I'm not modern, and certainly not postmodern. I follow the form of the nineteenth-century novel; that was the century that produced the models of the form. I'm old-fashioned, a storyteller. I'm not an analyst, and I'm not an intellectual. John Irving analystcenturyfashion 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
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 biographyimaginationimagine 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
I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with. John Irving behaveconsolefact Change image and share on social
Writing a novel is actually searching for victims. As I write I keep looking for casualties. The stories uncover the casualties. John Irving casualtysearchstory 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
