Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. John Updike criticismfictionhug Change image and share on social
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world. John Updike erraticfoolishgoodness Change image and share on social
Memory has a spottiness, as if the film was sprinkled with developer instead of immersed in it. John Updike developerfilmimmerse Change image and share on social
Does fiction, artistic writing, have much of a future? I must say it's on the way out. John Updike artisticfictionfuture 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
A seventeenth-century house can be recognized by its steep roof, massive central chimney and utter porchlessness. Some of those houses have a second-story overhang, emphasizing their medieval look. John Updike centralcenturychimney Change image and share on social
Imagine writing a poem with a sweating, worried-looking boy handing you a different pencil at the end of every word. My golf, you may say, is no poem; nevertheless, I keep wanting it to be one. John Updike boyendgolf 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
I don't know; I think I'd be gloomy without some faith that there is a purpose and there is a kind of witness to my life. John Updike faithgloomykind 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
