And I find – I’m 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn’t diminished any. — John Irving
As if the story has already taken place, and it’s my responsibility to put it in the right order to tell it to you. — John Irving
I was 26 or 27 when it was published. I already had a kid and would soon have a second. — John Irving
If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. — John Irving
I’m reconstructing the story from the back to the front so that I know where the front is. — John Irving
The building of the architecture of a novel – the craft of it – is something I never tire of. — John Irving
There’s no reason you shouldn’t, as a writer, not be aware of the necessity to revise yourself constantly. — John Irving
I never kept a diary, I never wrote about my day and what happened to me, but I described things. — John Irving