The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. John Updike callchilddecide Change image and share on social
Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner. John Updike aristocratconsistlearner Change image and share on social
I think books should have secrets, like people do. John Updike bookpeoplesecret Change image and share on social
I seem most instinctively to believe in the human value of creative writing, whether in the form of verse or fiction, as a mode of truth-telling, self-expression and homage to the twin miracles of creation and consciousness. John Updike consciousnesscreationcreative share on social
Inspiration arrives as a packet of material to be delivered. John Updike arrivedeliverinspiration Change image and share on social
We take our bearings, daily, from others. To be sane is, to a great extent, to be sociable. John Updike bearingdailyextent Change image and share on social
In a city like New York, you're aware of the rich and poor. John Updike awarecitypoor Change image and share on social
My generation was maybe the last in which you could set up shop as a writer and hope to make a living at it. John Updike generationhopelive Change image and share on social
In leaving New York in 1957, I did leave without regret the literary demimonde of agents and would-be's and with-it nonparticipants; this world seemed unnutritious and interfering. John Updike agentdemimondeinterfere Change image and share on social
To guarantee the individual maximum freedom within a social frame of minimal laws ensures - if not happiness - its hopeful pursuit. John Updike ensureframefreedom Change image and share on social
