+ It’s not right to hurt or deceive someone who’s already been hurt and deceived. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Deceived, Deceiving, Hurt, 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
+ There is no straightforward negotiation with a four year old. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Four, Negotiation, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ Good habits are worth being fanatical about. Feraz Zeid, September 30, 2023December 26, 2023, John Irving, Generosity, Habit, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ Being wrong about important things is exhausting. Feraz Zeid, September 14, 2023December 24, 2023, John Irving, Exhausting, Important, Important Things, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ You’ve got to get obsessed and stay obsessed. Feraz Zeid, October 10, 2023December 26, 2023, John Irving, Obsessed, Obsession, Psychology, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious. Feraz Zeid, September 26, 2023December 26, 2023, John Irving, Art, Hard Work, Serious, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ This is what self-centered religion does to us: it allows us to use it to further our own ends. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Self, 0 - John Irving Novelist
After the writer’s death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. - Jean Cocteau Artist · France
There is as much trickery required to grow rich by a stupid book as there is folly in buying it. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading. - Lin Yutang Writer · China
Besides one should not believe that the people only want reading that is easy to absorb. Explain - Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France
Books and doors are the same thing. You open them, and you go through into another world. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England