More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina.
From John Irving
I think better of our behaviour as individuals than I do when we see ourselves as members of a group. It's when people start forming groups that we have to watch our backs.
You've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed.
The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of.
Whatever I write, no matter how gray or dark the subject matter, it's still going to be a comic novel.
Half my life is an act of revision.
I think there is often a 'what if' proposition that gets me thinking about all my novels.
I lived five years in the Midwest, and I loved it. The people were so nice. The people were so open.
If you presume to love something, you must love the process of it much more than you love the finished product.
I have a very poor record at multiple choice questions.
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