Julie

“but writers, Garp knew, were just observers - good and ruthless imitators of human behavior.”
― John Irving, The World According to Garp

“A novelist is a doctor who sees only terminal cases.”
― John Irving, The World According to Garp

“Life," Garp wrote, "is sadly not structured like a good old-fashioned novel. Instead an end occurs when those who are meant to peter out have petered out. All that is left is memory. But even a nihilist has memory.”
― John Irving, The World According to Garp

“You know, everybody dies. My parents died. Your father died. Everybody dies. I'm going to die too. So will you. The thing is, to have a life before we die. It can be a real adventure having a life”
― John Irving, The World According to Garp