Young or old, a writer sends a book into the world, not himself. John Updike booksendworld Change image and share on social
Reminiscence and self-parody are part of remaining true to oneself. John Updike oneselfparodypart Change image and share on social
A seventeenth-century house tends to be short on frills like hallways and closets; you must improvise. John Updike centuryclosetfrill Change image and share on social
Toni Morrison has a habit, perhaps traceable to the pernicious influence of William Faulkner, of plunging into the narrative before the reader has a clue to what is going on. John Updike cluefaulknerhabit Change image and share on social
I've always tried to write about America. It's very worth a writer's effort. John Updike americaefforthave Change image and share on social
My attempt has been really to, beyond making a record of contemporary life, which is what you inevitably do, is trying to make beautiful books - books that are in some way beautiful, that are models of how to use the language, models of honest feeling, models of care. John Updike attemptbeautifulbook share on social
America is beyond power; it acts as in a dream, as a face of God. Wherever America is, there is freedom, and wherever America is not, madness rules with chains, darkness strangles millions. Beneath her patient bombers, paradise is possible. John Updike actamericabeneath share on social
Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn. John Updike artbabycoat Change image and share on social
As movers and the moved both know, books are heavy freight, the weight of refrigerators and sofas broken up into cardboard boxes. They make us think twice about changing addresses. John Updike addressbookbox Change image and share on social
That a marriage ends is less than ideal; but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds. John Updike endheavenhold Change image and share on social
