John Irving Quotes About Belief

Quotes about: Belief

• Never confuse faith, or belief — of any kind — with something even remotely intellectual.

  John Irving

  Intellectual, Belief, Kind

  John Irving (2012). “A Prayer For Owen Meany”, p.537, Random House

• And Father said, “There are no happy endings.” “Right!” cried Iowa Bob – an odd mixture of exuberance and stoicism in his cracked voice. “Death is horrible, final, and frequently premature,” Coach Bob declared. “So what?” my father said. “Right!” cried Iowa Bob. “That’s the point: So what?” Thus the family maxim was that an unhappy ending did not undermine a rich and energetic life. This was based on the belief that there were no happy endings.

  John Irving

  Father, Iowa, Voice

  "The Hotel New Hampshire". Book by John Irving, 1981.

• I have no respect for the right-to-life position. But when you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion. The Catholic Church may espouse its opinion on abortion to the members of its congregation. But they are in violation of separation of church and state when they try to proselytize their abortion politics on people who are not Catholics.

  John Irving

  People, Abortion, Catholic

• When you legislate personal belief, you're in violation of freedom of religion.

  John Irving

  Belief, Freedom Of Religion, Violation

  Interview with Suzanne Herel, www.motherjones.com. May 1997.

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