When writing a novel, I'm not smart enough to know how to foreshadow something if I don't know what it is.
John IrvingWhat was even more germane was my study of the history of religion. It was one of the few things in school I was fascinated by.
John IrvingDeath, it seems," Garp wrote, "does not like to wait until we are prepared for it. Death is indulgent and enjoys, when it can, a flair for the dramatic.
John IrvingI have no respect for the right-to-life position. But when you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion. The Catholic Church may espouse its opinion on abortion to the members of its congregation. But they are in violation of separation of church and state when they try to proselytize their abortion politics on people who are not Catholics.
John Irving