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Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed

Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency. – 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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Of plants tomatoes seemed the most human, eager and fragile and prone to rot. – John Updike

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Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness its peculiar magnitude permits no shading. – John Updike

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I always see where I didnt do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. Thats a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that. – Vera Wang

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