• 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: 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.
    "Wrestling Life Into Fable". The Academy of Achievement Interview in New York City, www.achievement.org. June 3, 2005.