It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious. ✨ John Irvi…

John Irving
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It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious. ✨ John Irving (1986). The Hotel New Hampshire
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We often need to lose sight of our priorities in order to see them. ✨ John Irving (1996). Trying to Save Piggy Sneed, p.340, Arcade Publishing
Never confuse faith, or belief — of any kind — with something even remotely intellectual. ✨ John Irving (2012). A Prayer For Owen Meany, p.537, Random House
I’m not afraid, but I’m very nervous. ✨ John Irving (2012). A Prayer For Owen Meany, p.604, Random House
They were involved in that awkward procedure of getting to unknow each other. ✨ John Irving (1978). The world according to Garp, Pocket
So we dream on. Thus we invent our lives. We give ourselves a sainted mother, we make our father a hero; and someone’s older brother and someone’s older sister – they become our heroes too. We invent … ▶

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