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
For many years, I read mystery novels for relaxation. But my tastes were too narrow - and, having read all of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr, I discovered that the implausibility and the thinness of the people distracted me unduly from the plot. John Updike agathacarrchristie 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
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
The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all. John Updike adventurerartistbehalf Change image and share on social
Truth should not be forced; it should simply manifest itself, like a woman who has in her privacy reflected and coolly decided to bestow herself upon a certain man. John Updike bestowcoollydecide Change image and share on social
Old age treats freelance writers pretty gently. John Updike agefreelancegently Change image and share on social
All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so. John Updike arnoldcartoonistgeniuse Change image and share on social