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Quote by John Irving

“… and so he tried to accept the ache in his heart as what Dr. Larch would call the common symptoms of normal life.”

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John Irving is an American novelist known for his intricate narrative structures and profound character development. His works often explore themes of family, love, morality, and identity, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

“Unconsciously we all have a standard by which we measure other men, and if we examine closely we find that this standard is a very simple one, and is this: we admire them, we envy them, for great qualities we ourselves lack. Hero worship consists in just that. Our heroes are men who do things which we recognize, with regret, and sometimes with a secret shame, that we cannot do. We find not much in ourselves to admire, we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.”

Ifs Men Sometimes Would Be Simple Secret Quality Regret Hero Worship Standards Shame Envy Satisfied Admire Hero Worship Great Qualities

Author:Mark Twain

“Love her as in childhood Through feeble, old and grey. For you’ll never miss a mother’s love Till she’s buried beneath the clay.”

Mother Childhood Missing Buried Grey Clay Mother's Love

Book:Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

Source: Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

“There’s no use saying anything in the schoolyard because there’s always someone with an answer and there’s nothing you can do but punch them in the nose and if you were to punch everyone who has an answer you’d be punching morning noon and night.”

Ifs Use Night Can Do Answers Morning Noses Noon Punching

Book:Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

Source: Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

“I say, Billy, what’s the use in playing croquet when you’re doomed? He says, Frankie, what’s the use of not playing croquet when you’re doomed?”

Use Doomed Croquet

Book:Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

Source: Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

“It’s lovely to know that the world can’t interfere with the inside of your head.”

Knows World Beautiful Lovely Interfere

Author:Frank McCourt

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