What did John Irving mean by: Rituals are comforting; rituals combat loneliness. - John Irving Novelist Copy
+ Lilly was not crazy. She left a serious suicide note. ‘Sorry,’ said the note. ‘Just not big enough. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Irving, Crazy, Sorry, Suicide, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ I begin with an interest in a relationship, a situation, a character. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Irving, Character, Interest, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ Imagining something is better than remembering something. Feraz Zeid, August 28, 2023December 24, 2023, John Irving, Philosophy, Remember, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ … but only because exhaustion is a life-sign; it is at least a form of being human. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Form, Human, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ We often need to lose sight of our priorities in order to see them. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Irving, Perspective, Sight, 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
+ …there is no nakedness that compares to being naked in front of someone for the first time. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Irving, First Time, Naked, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ You think you have a memory; but it has you! Feraz Zeid, July 18, 2023December 12, 2023, John Irving, Memories, 0 - John Irving Novelist
All men’s misfortunes spring from their hatred of being alone. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I sighed; as comforting as it may be to some of us, sarcasm, like youth, is wasted on the young. - Jeff Lindsay Author
When I turned 40, I was like, huh. I accept myself more now. It was much more comforting. - Jennifer Lopez Singer · USA
The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts. - William James Philosopher and psychologist · USA
The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth. - William O. Douglas Lawyer and Jurist · USA
A writer is essentially a man who does not resign himself to loneliness. - Francois Mauriac Author · France
Those whom the gods chose as their property must not consort with mortals. - Franz Grillparzer Writer · Austria