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

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

John Irving
Art, Hard Work, Serious
John Irving (1986). “The Hotel New Hampshire”

I feel more a part of the wrestling community than I feel I belong to the community of arts and letters. Why? Because wrestling requires even more dedication than writing because wrestling represents the most difficult and rewarding objective that I have ever dedicated myself to; because wrestling and wrestling coaches are among the most disciplined and self-sacrificing people I have ever known.

John Irving
Art, Writing, Wrestling

Life is serious but art is fun!

John Irving
Life, Art, Fun
John Irving (1986). “The Hotel New Hampshire”

People regard art too highly, and history not enough

John Irving
Art, People, Enough
John Irving (2012). “The 158-Pound Marriage”, p.21, Random House

She was an expert at the art of sudden appearance.

John Irving
Art, Experts, Appearance

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