What did John Irving mean by: It’s not right to hurt or deceive someone who’s already been hurt and deceived. - John Irving Novelist Copy
+ Among adults – and among orphans – Wilbur Larch noted that delirious happiness was rare. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Adults, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ Half my life is an act of revision. Feraz Zeid, June 8, 2023December 12, 2023, John Irving, Writing, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ I believe a novel should be as complicated and involved as you’re capable of making it. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Believe, Complicated, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ Being afraid you’ll look like a coward is the worst reason for doing anything. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Appearance, Coward, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ Rituals are comforting; rituals combat loneliness. Feraz Zeid, July 28, 2023December 12, 2023, John Irving, Combat, Comforting, Loneliness, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ All men are liars, said Roberta Muldoon, who knew this was true because she had once been a man. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Liars, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ My life is a reading list. Feraz Zeid, July 31, 2023December 12, 2023, John Irving, Lists, Reading, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ My life as a writer consists of 1/8 talent and 7/8 discipline. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Discipline, Motivation, Talent, 0 - John Irving Novelist
I found when I was a child that if I put the hurt into words, it would go. - Jean Rhys Writer · Dominica
He who is or has been deeply hurt has a RIGHT to be sure he is LOVED. - Jean Vanier Philosopher and theologian
I am good at walking away. Rejection teaches you how to reject. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
Sometimes you have to forget and forgive. Forgive them for hurting you and forget that they exist! - Jeffree Star Entrepreneur · USA
Chemotherapy is an opponent in itself – simultaneously curing you and hurting you. - Jenna Morasca Reality TV personality · USA
Because just for a few seconds, someone else hurts, too. For just a few seconds, I’m not alone. - Jennifer Donnelly Author
