Fiorinda, in Chapter 7, "A Night-Piece on Ambremerine"
Mistress of Mistresses (1935)
“O God — please give him back! I shall keep asking You.”
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John Irving
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
Source: A Prayer for Owen Meany
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American novelist and screenwriter 1942Related quotes
Source: Revelations of Divine Love
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(1832–1905) Missionary in China
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(1651–1715) Catholic bishop
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 542.
“It pleases me greatly because it keeps asking me questions …”
Afterword to his short story "The Children's Story" (1963).
The Children's Story (1982)
Context: I asked all kinds of people of every age, "You know the 'I pledge allegiance…'" but before I could finish, at once they would all parrot it, the words almost always equally blurred. In every case discovered that not one teacher, ever — or anyone — had ever explained the words to any one of them. Everyone just had to learn it to say it. The Children's Story came into being that day. It was then that I realized how completely vulnerable my child's mind was — any mind for that matter — under controlled circumstances. Normally I write and rewrite and re-rewrite, but this story came quickly — almost by itself. Barely three words were changed. It pleases me greatly because it keeps asking me questions … Questions like what's the use of "I pledge allegiance" without understanding? Like why is it so easy to divert thoughts and implant others? Like what is freedom and why is it so hard to explain? The Children's Story keeps asking me all sorts of questions I cannot answer. Perhaps you can — then your children will…
