America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy (Problems - 1980)
John Updike quote The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before and he does it without destroying something else
John Updike quote Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or doing it better
John Updike quote Natural beauty is essentially temporary and sad; hence the impression of obscene mockery which artificial flowers give us.
John Updike quote Life is like an overlong drama through which we sit being nagged by the vague memories of having read the reviews.
John Updike quote Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying.
John Updike quote Possession diminishes perception of value, immediately.
John Updike quote Boys are playing basketball around a telephone pole with a backboard bolted to it.
John Updike quote Biography
American novelist and short-story writer
