BookBrief Logo
The Cider House Rules
Goodreads ratings
4.13 / 5
Add to Your Library

Sign in to save this book to your reading lists

"The Cider House Rules" Quotes

A young man navigates complex moral choices while working at an orphanage in rural Maine.

Quotes

Goodnight, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.

John Irving

I can't help anyone unless you help me.

John Irving

Keep passing the open windows.

John Irving

The secret of the cider house rules: be of use.

John Irving

So many books, so little time.

John Irving

Some rules are made to be broken.

John Irving

The unforgettable, indefinable odor of orchards in the rain.

John Irving

There are worse things than being left alone.

John Irving

He was never tagged with a label.

John Irving

I still see myself that way. [An intruder]

John Irving