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Quote by John Updike
For male and female alike, the bodies of the other sex are message

For male and female alike, the bodies of the other sex are messages signaling what we must do, they are glowing signifiers of our own necessities. – 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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Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos—the trees, the clouds, everything. – Thích Nhất Hạnh

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Attention to the human body brings healing and regeneration. Through awareness of the body we remember who we really are. – Jack Kornfield

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