Quote by John Updike
It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived po

It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian. – John Updike

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Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone. – John Updike

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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

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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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We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done. – Book Of Common Prayer

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Honesty is never seen sitting astride the fence. – Lemuel K. Washburn, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays, 1911

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Reality is bad enough. Why should I tell the truth? – Patrick Sky

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As important in a trusting relationship as the truths you share are the lies you never have to tell. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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No price is too low for a bear or too high for a bull. – Proverb

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Photography helps people to see. – Berenice Abbott

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