A woman half dressed seemed to have some power, but a man was simply not as handsome as when he was naked, and not as secure as when he was clothed.
John Irvingwhen however small a measure of jealousy is mixed with misunderstanding, there is always going to be trouble.
John IrvingThe only way you get Americans to notice anything is to tax them or draft them or kill them.
John IrvingWhen I finally write the first sentence, I want to know everything that happens, so that I am not inventing the story as I write it - rather, I am remembering a story that has already happened.
John Irving