Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. – John Updike
Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. – John Updike
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Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being somebody, to be watched and listened to with extra interest, input ceases, and the performer goes blind and deaf in his overanimation. One can either see or be seen. – John Updike
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You cannot help but learn more as you take the world into your hands. Take it up reverently, for it is an old piece of clay, with millions of thumbprints on it. – John Updike
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