John Irving nejznámější citáty
„Mnoho žen začne šílet, protože se nevyrovnají se ztrátou prvního muže, do kterého se zamilovaly.“
Zdroj: Dokud tě nenajdu Odeon 2006.
John Irving: Citáty o lidech
„Lidem, které miluješ se nemůžeš plést do věci o nic víc, než těm, které vůbec neznáš.“
Zdroj: Pravidla moštárny Odeon 2002.
John Irving citáty a výroky
Zdroj: Rok vdovou Euromedia Group 2000.
„Horace Walpole kdysi napsal: "Svět je komedie pro ty, kteří myslí, a tragédie pro ty, kteří cítí."“
Ale skutečný svět je tragický pro ty, kteří myslí i cítí. Komický je jenom pro ty, kteří mají štěstí.
John Irving: Citáty anglicky
John Irving kniha A Prayer for Owen Meany
Zdroj: A Prayer for Owen Meany
“All men are liars, said Roberta Muldoon, who knew this was true because she had once been a man.”
John Irving kniha Svět podle Garpa
Zdroj: The World According to Garp
“You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else.”
John Irving kniha Svět podle Garpa
Zdroj: The World According to Garp
John Irving kniha The Hotel New Hampshire
Zdroj: The Hotel New Hampshire
“I’m not afraid, but I’m very nervous.”
John Irving kniha A Prayer for Owen Meany
Zdroj: A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving kniha A Widow for One Year
Zdroj: A Widow for One Year
“Being afraid you'll look like a coward is the worst reason for doing anything.”
John Irving kniha The Cider House Rules
Zdroj: The Cider House Rules
John Irving kniha The Hotel New Hampshire
Zdroj: The Hotel New Hampshire
John Irving kniha The Hotel New Hampshire
Zdroj: The Hotel New Hampshire
John Irving kniha A Prayer for Owen Meany
Zdroj: A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving kniha The Hotel New Hampshire
Zdroj: The Hotel New Hampshire
John Irving kniha The Cider House Rules
Zdroj: The Cider House Rules
John Irving kniha A Prayer for Owen Meany
Zdroj: A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving kniha Until I Find You
Zdroj: Until I Find You (2005), ch. 25, p. 493
“…there is no nakedness that compares to being naked in front of someone for the first time.”
John Irving kniha A Widow for One Year
Zdroj: A Widow for One Year
“We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds.”
John Irving kniha Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
Zdroj: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
“He also knew that rivals are best unmanned by being ignored.”
John Irving kniha A Prayer for Owen Meany
Zdroj: A Prayer for Owen Meany
“O God — please give him back! I shall keep asking You.”
John Irving kniha A Prayer for Owen Meany
Zdroj: A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving kniha A Prayer for Owen Meany
Zdroj: A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving kniha Svět podle Garpa
Zdroj: The World According to Garp
“It was a sound like someone trying not to make a sound.”
John Irving kniha A Widow for One Year
Zdroj: A Widow for One Year
John Irving kniha A Prayer for Owen Meany
Zdroj: A Prayer for Owen Meany
“When Jack Burns needed to hold his mother's hand, his fingers could see in the dark.”
John Irving kniha Until I Find You
Zdroj: Until I Find You
“If you can't love crudeness, how can you truly love mankind?”
Zdroj: My Movie Business: A Memoir
