Queen Esther Quotes

“going—where Christ ended up, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.”
― John Irving, Queen Esther

“For everything good that promises to last, to stay the same, an orphan is permanently longing.”
― John Irving, Queen Esther

“If you can imagine yourself in someone else’s shoes, this might make you a better person,”
― John Irving, Queen Esther

“When it comes to your forebears, you deserve no credit, you should take no blame—you don’t get to pick your parents, do you?”
― John Irving, Queen Esther

“Hard Rain is a woman.”
― John Irving, Queen Esther

“Not enough was known about where those orphans came from. With orphans, too much is missing; there's always something you don't know.”
― John Irving, Queen Esther