Religion enables us to ignore nothingness and get on with the jobs of life. John Updike enableignorejob 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
There's a crystallization that goes on in a poem which the young man can bring off, but which the middle-aged man can't. John Updike agebringcrystallization Change image and share on social
By the time a partnership dissolves, it has dissolved. John Updike dissolvepartnershiptime Change image and share on social
Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better. John Updike activitycarecreative Change image and share on social
To be a human being is to be in a state of tension between your appetites and your dreams, and the social realities around you and your obligations to your fellow man. John Updike appetitedreamfellow Change image and share on social
Billy Collins writes lovely poems. Limpid, gently and consistently startling, more serious than they seem, they describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides. John Updike billycollinsconsistently Change image and share on social
When I went away to college, I marveled at the wealth of bookstores around Harvard Square. John Updike bookstorecollegeharvard 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
