When I write, I aim in my mind not toward New York but toward a vague spot a little to the east of Kansas. John Updike aimeastkansa Change image and share on social
Customs and convictions change; respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art. John Updike admitartchange Change image and share on social
I think you remember certain phrases from bad reviews. You don't remember all the bad reviews. John Updike badphraseremember Change image and share on social
A house, having been willfully purchased and furnished, tells us more than a body, and its description is a foremost resource of the art of fiction. John Updike artbodydescription Change image and share on social
If my mother hadn't been trying to be a writer, I don't know if I would have thought of it myself. John Updike motherthinkwriter Change image and share on social
Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five. John Updike appealchildchildlike Change image and share on social
To be President of the United States, sir, is to act as advocate for a blind, venomous, and ungrateful client. John Updike actadvocateblind Change image and share on social
In becoming an icon, it is useful to die young. John Updike dieiconyoung Change image and share on social
