John Updike's Quote - Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to

Quote by John Updike

Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to

Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art. – John Updike

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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

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Existence itself does not feel horrible it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience. – John Updike

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We do survive every moment, after all, except the last one. – John Updike

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