I do know where I'm going and it's just a matter of finding the language to get there. John Irving findlanguagematter Change image and share on social
With every book, you go back to school. You become a student. You become an investigative reporter. You spend a little time learning what it's like to live in someone else's shoes. John Irving backbookinvestigative 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
There are few things as seemingly untouched by the real world as a child asleep. John Irving asleepchildreal Change image and share on social
I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you're going to be in this business, if you're going to be an actor or a writer, you better have a thick skin. John Irving actorbusinesspretty 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
There's no reason you should write any novel quickly. John Irving quicklyreasonwrite Change image and share on social
I don't really set out to explore grand themes. I set out to tell a story. And one I have to be able to imagine right through. John Irving exploregrandimagine Change image and share on social
I think better of our behaviour as individuals than I do when we see ourselves as members of a group. It's when people start forming groups that we have to watch our backs. John Irving backbehaviourform Change image and share on social
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 advantagebegininterest Change image and share on social
