Old age treats freelance writers pretty gently. John Updike agefreelancegently Change image and share on social
I didn't need to write historical epics, no, or science fiction, though I read a lot of science fiction as a kid and rather liked it. But I didn't have the mentality. John Updike epicfictionhistorical Change image and share on social
When you sit at your desk, if you're lucky, there's a moment when you feel empowered to be someone or something else, to leap into another skin. John Updike deskempowerfeel Change image and share on social
Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience. John Updike ecstasyexistenceexperience Change image and share on social
America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy. John Updike americaconspiracyhappy Change image and share on social
Memories, impressions and emotions from the first 20 years on earth are most writers' main material; little that comes afterward is quite so rich and resonant. John Updike afterwardearthemotion Change image and share on social
I find in my own writing that only fiction - and rarely, a poem - fully tests me to the kind of limits of what I know and what I feel. John Updike feelfictionfind Change image and share on social
A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience. John Updike adultbearconsume 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
