John Irving Quote
From Hester’s bedroom—even though the door was closed—we could hear her breathing; Hester’s breathing, when she’d been drinking, was something between a snore and a moan. Why does she drink so much? I asked Owen. HESTER’S AHEAD OF HER TIME, he said. What’s that mean? I asked him. Do we have a generation of drunks to look forward to? WE HAVE A GENERATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ANGRY TO LOOK FORWARD TO, Owen said. AND MAYBE TWO GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T GIVE A SHIT, he added. How do you know? I asked him. I DON’T KNOW HOW I KNOW, said Owen Meany. I JUST KNOW THAT I KNOW, he said.
John Irving
From Hester’s bedroom—even though the door was closed—we could hear her breathing; Hester’s breathing, when she’d been drinking, was something between a snore and a moan. Why does she drink so much? I asked Owen. HESTER’S AHEAD OF HER TIME, he said. What’s that mean? I asked him. Do we have a generation of drunks to look forward to? WE HAVE A GENERATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ANGRY TO LOOK FORWARD TO, Owen said. AND MAYBE TWO GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T GIVE A SHIT, he added. How do you know? I asked him. I DON’T KNOW HOW I KNOW, said Owen Meany. I JUST KNOW THAT I KNOW, he said.