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John Irving

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We often need to lose sight of our priorities in order to see them.

John Irving

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What is hardest to accept about the passage of time is that the people who once mattered the most to us wind up in parentheses.

John Irving

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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.

John Irving

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If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

John Irving

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It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.

John Irving

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Keep passing the open windows.

John Irving

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

John Irving

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If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

John Irving

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