Existence itself does not feel horrible it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience. – John Updike
We take our bearings, daily, from others. To be sane is, to a great extent, to be sociable. – John Updike
What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit. – John Updike
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