My reading as a child was lazy and cowardly, and it is yet. I was afraid of encountering, in a book, something I didn't want to know. John Updike afraidbookchild Change image and share on social
Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went. John Updike americanconsistdrive Change image and share on social
Being naked approaches being revolutionary; going barefoot is mere populism. John Updike approachbarefootmere Change image and share on social
A person believes various things at various times, even on the same day. John Updike believedayperson Change image and share on social
My first ambition was to be an animator for Walt Disney. Then I wanted to be a magazine cartoonist. John Updike ambitionanimatorcartoonist Change image and share on social
The dwelling places of Europe have an air of inheritance, or cumulative possession - a hive occupied by generations of bees. John Updike airbeecumulative Change image and share on social
It's sort of good to see your vocation as a daily task and have fairly modest expectations for financial or reward in other coin - glory, love, whatever. John Updike coindailyexpectation Change image and share on social
It is not an aesthetic misstep to make the viewer aware of the paint and the painter's hand. Such an empathetic awareness lies at the heart of aesthetic appreciation. John Updike aestheticappreciationaware Change image and share on social
