What did John Irving mean by: We often need to lose sight of our priorities in order to see them. - John Irving Novelist Copy
+ If we live long enough, we become caricatures of ourselves. Feraz Zeid, August 12, 2023December 12, 2023, John Irving, Caricatures, Enough, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ The more clearly one sees this world; the more one is obliged to pretend it does not exist. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ My dear boy, please don’t put a label on me—don’t make me a category before you get to know me! Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Boys, Categories, 0 - John Irving Novelist
+ They were involved in that awkward procedure of getting to unknow each other. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Irving, Awkward, Procedures, Regret, 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
+ Keep passing the open windows. Feraz Zeid, June 2, 2023December 12, 2023, John Irving, Depression, Encouragement, 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
+ If you can’t love crudeness, how can you truly love mankind? Feraz Zeid, October 9, 2023December 26, 2023, John Irving, Human, 0 - John Irving Novelist
I don’t think we should speak so much. What if we were singing a song? We split, whilst singing. - Jean Gabin
This new world which is being born is cynical and amnesiac. And it has eliminated perspective. - Jean-Luc Godard Filmmaker · France
Our own front door can be a wonderful thing, or a sight we dread; rarely is it only a door. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
My sight is bad, my hearing is bad, I feel bad, but I don’t suffer, I don’t complain. - Jeanne Calment Painter · France
Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight. - Jeff Cooper Firearms instructor and author
It’s very easy to make certain decisions that affect your life that you have no perspective on. - Jena Malone Actress
I still feel the same way about God’s Word as I did when I was 15 and lost my sight. - Jennifer Rothschild Speaker/Author/Bible Teacher
