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I suppose Im proudest of my novels for whats imagined in them. I t

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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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 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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Although I do not have a family, I have eyes, ears and imagination, and know, as most people know, that the importance of ones children is paramount. – Lara St. John

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Its a wonderful thing working with young actors. I know a lot of people dont like working with children. I actually adore it, because you watch their imagination open up and you watch them start to learn this job that Ive been doing for so long. They come with such a lack of cynicism. – Michelle Forbes

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The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. Its also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older. – Chris Van Allsburg

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Nowadays peoples visual imagination is so much more sophisticated, so much more developed, particularly in young people, that now you can make an image which just slightly suggests something, they can make of it what they will. – Robert Doisneau

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I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor. – Alton Brown

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I come more to Scotland than I ever used to, so I feel more connected to it, more part of the zeitgeist. You know when you realize you have a choice and Im choosing my homeland. Its funny: when you get older these things creep up to you. – Alan Cumming

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To act is to anchor in an imminent future, so imminent it becomes almost tangible to act is to feel you are consubstantial with that future. – Emile M. Cioran

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My childhood, I would say, was a bit sad. – Columba Bush

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