More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina.
-- John Irving
   
John Irving   Name:
John Irving
Type:
Novelist
Nationality:
American
Birth:
March 2, 1942
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