Benjamin Percy's Profile of John Irving Published in Time Magazine

"He slaps the side of my head--twice, in quick succession--then hooks a hand behind my neck, and we lean hard into each other, our weight stuttering us one way, then the other. 'Keep your elbows in,' he says, his breath hot on my face. 'Nothing's going to stop me from tearing into you except those elbows.' He bullies his chest forward, and I block him with an elbow. 'Good'." --Benjamin Percy, "The Wrestler"