For whatever crispness and animation my writing has I give some credit to the cartoonist manque. John Updike animationcartoonistcredit Change image and share on social
Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went. John Updike americanconsistdrive Change image and share on social
Fiction is burdened for me with a sense of duty. John Updike burdendutyfiction Change image and share on social
Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner. John Updike aristocratconsistlearner Change image and share on social
New York is, of course, many cities, and an exile does not return to the one he left. John Updike cityexileleave Change image and share on social
Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency. John Updike currencyelderidea Change image and share on social
Golf at its measured pace permits an electric excess of mental activity. John Updike activityelectricexcess Change image and share on social
A number of American colleges are willing to pay a tempting amount to pinch and poke an author for a day or two. John Updike americanamountauthor Change image and share on social
I picked up 'On Moral Fiction' in the bookstore and looked up myself in the index, but I didn't read it through. I try not to read things that depress me. John Updike bookstoredepressfiction Change image and share on social
