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The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is

The building of the architecture of a novel – the craft of it – is something I never tire of. – John Irving

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I think the sport of wrestling, which I became involved with at the age of 14… I competed until I was 34, kind of old for a contact sport. I coached the sport until I was 47. I think the discipline of wrestling has given me the discipline I have to write. – John Irving

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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. – John Irving

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I suppose Im proudest of my novels for whats imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography. – John Irving

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My buildings dont speak in words but by means of their own spaciousness. – Thom Mayne

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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. – Salvador Dali

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Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition. – John Portman

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I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away. – Helmut Jahn

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Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But my all-time favorite moment in collegiate sports has to be in 1982 when we won UCLAs first NCAA title in track. – Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword,
Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord! – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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