I love Shillington not as one loves Capri or New York, because they are special, but as one loves one's own body and consciousness, because they are synonymous with being. John Updike bodycapriconsciousness Change image and share on social
Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote, the average book fits into the human hand with a seductive nestling, a kiss of texture, whether of cover cloth, glazed jacket, or flexible paperback. John Updike averagebigbook Change image and share on social
I picked up 'On Moral Fiction' in the bookstore and looked up myself in the index, but I didn't read it through. I try not to read things that depress me. John Updike bookstoredepressfiction Change image and share on social
There is no pleasing New Englanders, my dear, their soil is all rocks and their hearts are bloodless absolutes. John Updike absolutebloodlessdear Change image and share on social
Authors should be honored only for their works. John Updike authorhonorework Change image and share on social
What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit. John Updike artbreatheoffer Change image and share on social
Perhaps I have written fiction because everything unambiguously expressed seems somehow crass to me; and when the subject is myself, I want to jeer and weep. John Updike crassexpressfiction Change image and share on social
Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. John Updike dreamincitenature Change image and share on social
There's almost nothing worse to live with than a struggling artist. John Updike artistbadlylive Change image and share on social
New York is a city with virtually no habitable public space - only private spaces expensively maintained within the general disaster. John Updike citydisasterexpensively Change image and share on social
