“You know, people think you have to be dumb to skip rope for 45 minutes...” — John Irving Quote

“You know, people think you have to be dumb to skip rope for 45 minutes. No, you have to be able to imagine something else. While you're skipping rope, you have to be able to see something else.”

“It doesn't really matter who said it - it's so obviously true. Bevore you can write anything, you have to notice something.”

“Although he knew all the best — or, at least, the least boring — stories in the Bible, Mr. Merrill was most appealing because he reassured us that doubt was the essence of faith, and not faith’s opposite.”