Quote by John Irving
I think the sport of wrestling, which I became involved with at th

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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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 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 was always obsessed with being famous. I had Marilyn Monroe paper dolls as a child, and I was always obsessed with her. Ive just been really driven in that direction, and none of my friends were. So, I dont know what put that bug in me at a young age. – Holly Madison

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I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your annuities. It is the only pleasure I have left. – Voltaire

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It is possible at any age to discover a lifelong desire you never knew you had. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I did successfully kick tobacco at the age of 34. I smoked for like 20 years, from 14 to 34. – Larry Hagman

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Death is a very important part of life. – GG Allin

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The work of art, just like any fragment of human life considered in its deepest meaning, seems to me devoid of value if it does not offer the hardness, the rigidity, the regularity, the luster on every interior and exterior facet, of the crystal. – Pope Paul VI

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Good shot, bad luck, and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified. – Virginia Graham, Say Please, 1949

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As long as you have capital punishment there is no guarantee that innocent people wont be put to death. – Paul Simon

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