John Updike Quotes & Sayings

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It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian.

Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.

When I write, I aim in my mind not toward New York but toward a vague spot a little to the east of Kansas.

Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying

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