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John Irving Quotes

John Irving quotes about eyes

American Novelist, Writer March 2, 1942

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John Irving quote: "How we love to love things for other people; how we love to..."
How we love to love things for other people; how we love to have other people love things through our eyes. John Irving
The desire to never leave your side, the desire to never see you again. The desire to see your face asleep on the pillow beside my face and to see your eyes open in the morning when I lie next to you—just watching you, waiting for you to wake up. John Irving
Only the chicken-lover will understand me. He will give me a kindly look, maybe mildly desirous. His eyes will tell me: You might look a lot better with some reddish-brown feathers. John Irving
It was Nurse Caroline who introduced Homer to young Dr. Harlow, who was in the throes of growing out his bangs; a cowlick persisted in making his forehead look meager; a floppy shelf of straw-colored hair gave Dr. Harlow’s eyes the constant anxiousness of someone peering from under the brim of a hat. ‘Oh yes, Wells – our ether expert,’ Dr. Harlow said snidely. ‘I grew up in an orphanage,’ said Homer Wells. ‘I did a lot of helping out around the hospital.’ ‘But surely you never administered... John Irving
I have learned that the consequences of our past actions are always interesting; I have learned to view the present with a forward-looking eye. John Irving
You cannot drive with your eyes in the rear-view mirro? But dignity is difficult to maintain. Stamina requires constant upkeep. Repetition is boring. And you pay for grace. John Irving
Of course: because it was in one of the camps that he went blind. They had performed some failed experiment on his eyes in the camp. John Irving

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