This was not of the nature of a Christlike lesson for Owen Meany to learn, as he lay in the manger, that someone you hate can give you a hard-on.

John Irving
About This Quote

This quote is from the novel "A Prayer for Owen Meany. It's about a boy who hates his father and then finds out that he got his powers from him." It describes the power of hate and then the betrayal that feels like getting a hard-on.

Source: A Prayer For Owen Meany

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