Mouse

“He wished he could arrange a maiming as a kind of moral lesson”
― John Irving, The World According to Garp

“Entre
Ce que je pense,
Ce que je veux dire,
Ce que je crois dire,
Ce que je dis,
Ce que vous avez envie d'entendre,
Ce que vous croyez entendre,
Ce que vous entendez,
Ce que vous avez envie de comprendre,
Ce que vous croyez comprendre,
Ce que vous comprenez...
il y a dix possibilités qu'on ait des difficultés à communiquer. Mais essayons quand même...”
― Bernard Werber, L'Encyclopédie du savoir relatif et absolu

“He felt fortunate to be with Helen; she had her own ambitions and he could not manipulate here.”
― John Irving, The World According to Garp

“And so this added consideration - that she never get pregnant - contributed to the moderation of their coupling, which was almost always managed under conditions harsh enough to win the approval of New England's founding fathers”
― John Irving, The Cider House Rules