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You cannot help but learn more as you take the world into your han

You cannot help but learn more as you take the world into your hands. Take it up reverently, for it is an old piece of clay, with millions of thumbprints on it. – John Updike

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Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. – John Updike

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Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. – John Updike

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What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit. – John Updike

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I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. – Olivia Wilde

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My graduate studies were carried out at the California Institute of Technology. – Kenneth G. Wilson

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Your schooling may be over, but remember that your education still continues. – Author Unknown

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