You can learn a lot from your lovers, but-for the most part… - John Irving

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You can learn a lot from your lovers, but-for the most part-you get to keep your friends longer, and you learn more from them.

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John Winslow Irving (born 2 March 1942) is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter (for The Cider House Rules, based on his novel of the same name).

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Alternative Names: John Winslow Irving • John Wallace Blunt, Jr.

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You can learn a lot from your lovers, but-for the most part-you get to keep your friends longer, and you learn more from them. - John Irving

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