Love Quote by John Updike

““It frightens him to think of her this way. It makes her seem, in terms of love, so vast.””

John Updike

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I imagine most of that stuff on the information highway is roadkill anyway.

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“The fucking world is running out of gas.”

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The theme of old age doesn't seem to fascinate Hollywood.

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“The mind cannot fall asleep as long as it watches itself. Only when the mind moves unwatched and becomes absorbed in images that tug it as it were to one side does self-consciousness dissolve and sleep with its healing, brilliantly detailed fictions pour in upon the jittery spirit. Falling asleep is a study in trust. Likewise, religion tries to put…

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“it was somehow wonderful of her to be, in every detail, herself.”

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