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
What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit. – John Updike
I love my government not least for the extent to which it leaves me alone. – John Updike
Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them. – John Updike
Most of my actor friends dont believe its possible to let go of it and be happy, and for a while that was true for me. For the first two years I ached, every day. And I had such bad dreams. But then I made the decision to start working on my little shop and all that went away. – Genie Francis