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John Irving was born on March 2, 1942, in Exeter, New Hampshire.
* He is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.
* His novels have been translated into over 40 languages and have sold over 100 million copies worldwide.
* He has won numerous awards for his work, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
* His most famous novels include The World According to Garp, The Cider House Rules, and A Prayer for Owen Meany.
* He is known for his dark humor, his complex characters, and his exploration of themes such as identity, family, and loss.
* He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
* He lives in Toronto, Canada, with his wife and two children.

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

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

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If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

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You've got to get obsessed and stay obsessed.

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

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A truly happy woman drives some men and almost every other woman absolutely crazy

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In this dirty minded world, you are either someone's wife or someone's whore. And if you're not either people think there is something wrong with you....but there is nothing wrong with me

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