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While Quotes by John Updike
- A narrative is like a room on whose walls a number of false doors have been painted; while within the narrative, we have many apparent…
- An aging writer has the not insignificant satisfaction of a shelf of books behind him that, as they wait for their ideal readers to discover…
- A man who reads a book for no particular profit becomes, while he reads, a gentleman, a man of leisure, a dandy of a sort;…
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- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I… — Chinua Achebe
- I started out in life as a poet; I was only writing poetry all through my 20s. It wasn't until I was… — Paul Auster
- I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude. — Desi Arnaz
- The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you… — Richard Bach
- I like to get people talking. I am a provocateur, and I do like getting on Twitter and riling people up. You… — Roseanne Barr
- While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than… — John Adams
- I've been singing properly every day since I was about fifteen or sixteen, and I have never had any problems with my… — Adele