Frases célebres de John Irving
A Widow for One Year
John Irving Frases y Citas
The World According to Garp
A Widow for One Year
The World According to Garp
Variante: Y naturalmente, para ser justos, lo mejor de las ellenjamesianas había consistido en dar a conocer el pavor general que tan burtalmente amenazaba a mujeres y niñas. Para muchas ellenjamesianas, la imitación del horrible deslenguamiento no había sido "enteramente político". Había sido una identificación muy personal. Por supuesto, en algunos casos las ellenjamesianas eran mujeres que también habían sido violadas y lo que querían decir era que se sentían como si les faltara la lengua. En un mundo de hombres, sentían que las habían reducido al silencio para siempre.
The World According to Garp
John Irving: Frases en inglés
“All men are liars, said Roberta Muldoon, who knew this was true because she had once been a man.”
Fuente: The World According to Garp
“You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else.”
Fuente: The World According to Garp
“I’m not afraid, but I’m very nervous.”
Fuente: A Prayer for Owen Meany
“Being afraid you'll look like a coward is the worst reason for doing anything.”
Fuente: The Cider House Rules
“…there is no nakedness that compares to being naked in front of someone for the first time.”
Fuente: A Widow for One Year
“We will often do anything to pretend that nothing is on our minds.”
Fuente: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
“He also knew that rivals are best unmanned by being ignored.”
Fuente: A Prayer for Owen Meany
“O God — please give him back! I shall keep asking You.”
Fuente: A Prayer for Owen Meany
“It was a sound like someone trying not to make a sound.”
Fuente: A Widow for One Year
“When Jack Burns needed to hold his mother's hand, his fingers could see in the dark.”
Fuente: Until I Find You