I still believe in getting married in churches and baptizing children. I go through those motions.
John IrvingMy dear boy, please donโt put a label on meโdonโt make me a category before you get to know me!
John IrvingThis is what self-centered religion does to us: it allows us to use it to further our own ends.
John IrvingAll men are liars, said Roberta Muldoon, who knew this was true because she had once been a man.
John IrvingAnd Father said, โThere are no happy endings.โ โRight!โ cried Iowa Bob โ an odd mixture of exuberance and stoicism in his cracked voice. โDeath is horrible, final, and frequently premature,โ Coach Bob declared. โSo what?โ my father said. โRight!โ cried Iowa Bob. โThatโs the point: So what?โ Thus the family maxim was that an unhappy ending did not undermine a rich and energetic life. This was based on the belief that there were no happy endings.
John Irving