Top 6 Owen Meany Quotes

Imagining something is better than remembering something.

Philosophy, Remember, Owen Meany

John Irving (1978). “The world according to Garp”, Pocket

The only way you get Americans to notice anything is to tax them or draft them or kill them.

Way, Taxes, Owen Meany

John Irving (1989). “A prayer for Owen Meany: a novel”, William Morrow & Co

It is your responsibility to find fault with me, it is mine to hear you out. But don't expect me to change.

Responsibility, Faults, Owen Meany

John Irving (2012). “A Prayer For Owen Meany”, p.313, Random House

In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases

World, Cases, Owen Meany

The World According to Garp ch. 19 (1978)

but good friends are nothing to each other if they are not supportive.

Good Friend, Supportive, Owen Meany

John Irving (1989). “A prayer for Owen Meany: a novel”, William Morrow & Co

You think you have a memory; but it has you!

Memories, Thinking, Owen Meany

John Irving (2012). “A Prayer for Owen Meany: A Novel”, p.28, Harper Collins

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