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Kids are beautiful, man. And they know much more than grownups think they know. Kids are just perfect people until grownups get their hands on them.
John Irving
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John Irving
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 2
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New Hampshire
John Winslow Irving
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The ability to see the future can be a burden, and the younger you are and the more isolated you feel, maybe the more of a burden it is.
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Just because you're sober, don't think you're a good driver, Cookie.
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My dear boy, please don’t put a label on me—don’t make me a category before you get to know me!
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You take every opportunity given you in this world, even if you have too many opportunities. One day, the opportunities stop, you know.
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Religious freedom should work two ways: we should be free to practice the religion of our choice, but we must also be free from having someone else's religion practiced on us.
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You know, everybody dies. My parents died. Your father died. Everybody dies. I'm going to die too. So will you. The thing is, to have a life before we die. It can be a real adventure having a life
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There's nothing as scary as the future.
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I think that was when the headmaster realized he had lost he realized then that he was finished. Because, what could he do? Was he going to tell us to stop praying? We kept our heads bowed and we kept praying. Even as awkward as he was, the Rev. Mr. Merrill had made it clear to us that there was no end to praying for Owen Meany.
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I've always preferred writing in longhand. I've always written first drafts in longhand.
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Nothing moves at the Hotel New Hampshire! We're screwed down here-for life!
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