In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases

Everybody dies … The thing is, to have a life before we die.

It doesn't really matter who said it - it's so obviously true. Before you can write anything, you have to notice something.

You don't want to dwell on your enemies, you know. I basically feel so superior to my critics for the simple reason that they haven't done what I do. Most book reviewers haven't written 11 novels. Many of them haven't written one.

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.

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.

If you feel strongly about people having abortions, don't have one.