I love Shillington not as one loves Capri or New York, because they are special, but as one loves one's own body and consciousness, because they are synonymous with being. John Updike bodycapriconsciousness 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
Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability is esthetically boring - an anti-virtue in a field where we hope to be astonished and startled and at some deep level refreshed. John Updike antiartastonish share on social
The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell it. John Updike ariseencouragementessential Change image and share on social
I seem to have this need to belong to some church. I get worried on Sunday mornings. John Updike belongchurchmorning Change image and share on social
I'm trying to get the terrorist out of the bugaboo category and into the category of a fellow human being. John Updike bugaboocategoryfellow Change image and share on social
I suppose sequels are inevitable for a writer of a certain age. John Updike ageinevitablesequel Change image and share on social
My wife and I had children when we were children ourselves. John Updike childwife Change image and share on social
Hobbies take place in the cellar and smell of airplane glue. John Updike airplanecellarglue Change image and share on social
There's almost nothing worse to live with than a struggling artist. John Updike artistbadlylive Change image and share on social
