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“The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of.”

John Irving · Architecture

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John Irving

I suppose I'm proudest of my novels for what's imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography.

Imagination

John Irving

I take people very seriously. People are all I take seriously, in fact. Therefore, I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave - and nothing but laughter to console them with.

Sympathy

John Irving

And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary part of being a writer, you better like being alone.

Loneliness

John Irving

You can't learn everything you need to know legally.

Legal