In becoming an icon, it is useful to die young. John Updike dieiconyoung Change image and share on social
For a long time, I was under the impression that 'Terry and the Pirates' was the best comic strip in the United States. John Updike comicimpressionlong Change image and share on social
An affair wants to spill, to share its glory with the world. No act is so private it does not seek applause. John Updike actaffairapplause 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
But for a few phrases from his letters and an odd line or two of his verse, the poet walks gagged through his own biography. John Updike biographygagletter Change image and share on social
Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. John Updike celebrityeatface Change image and share on social
Arabic is very twisting, very beautiful. The call to prayer is quite haunting; it almost makes you a believer on the spot. John Updike arabicbeautifulbeliever Change image and share on social
Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience. John Updike ecstasyexistenceexperience Change image and share on social
I must say, when I reread myself, it's the poetry I tend to look at. It's the most exciting to write, and it's over the quickest. John Updike excitpoetryquick Change image and share on social
It is not an aesthetic misstep to make the viewer aware of the paint and the painter's hand. Such an empathetic awareness lies at the heart of aesthetic appreciation. John Updike aestheticappreciationaware Change image and share on social
