Quote by John Updike
Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without

Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. – John Updike

Other quotes by John Updike

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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Art
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Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went. – John Updike

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Driving
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Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner. – John Updike

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Marriage
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Other Quotes from
Water
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it. – Lao-Tzu

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Water

He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea. – George Herbert

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Water

The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out. – Annie Dillard

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Water

I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man. – Henry David Thoreau

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When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom. – John Gray

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Whoever has trusted a woman has trusted deceivers. – Hesiod

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I expect Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man. – George Meredith

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I have always had good strength in my legs from working out with weights. I have also been riding a bike of some sort for most of my life and have good agility. – Mark-Paul Gosselaar

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