The more clearly one sees this world; the more one is obliged to pretend it does not exist.
John IrvingWhen time passes, it's the people who knew you whom you want to see; they're the ones you can talk to. When enough time passes, what's it matter what they did to you?
John IrvingThe first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life led by human beings; the second was that human beings could survive a life in hotels.
John Irving