From infancy on, we are all spies; the shame is not this but that the secrets to be discovered are so paltry and few. John Updike discoverinfancypaltry Change image and share on social
I don't write about too many male businessmen, and I'm not apt to write about too many female businessmen. John Updike aptbusinessmanfemale Change image and share on social
The reader knows the writer better than he knows himself; but the writer's physical presence is light from a star that has moved on. John Updike lightmovephysical Change image and share on social
My interest generally is the hidden Americans; the ones who live far away from the headlines. John Updike americangenerallyheadline Change image and share on social
We don't really want to think that the artist is only very skilled, that he has merely devoted his life to perfecting a certain set of intelligible skills. John Updike artistdevoteintelligible Change image and share on social
There's something very reassuring... about the written record. John Updike reassurerecordwrite Change image and share on social
A Christian novelist tries to describe the world as it is. John Updike christiandescribenovelist Change image and share on social
Thinking it over, I can't locate another artist in the Updike family. John Updike artistfamilylocate Change image and share on social
