"In a country this large and a language……" — John Updike
"In a country this large and a language even larger ... there ought to be a living for somebody who cares and wants to entertain and instruct a reader."
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339 Quotes by John Updike
John Updike has 339 quotes on this site.
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You always find things you didn't know you were going to say, and that is the adventure...
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Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic un-interestingness as an intellectual position. Where was the ingenuity,…
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The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things.
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I imagine most of that stuff on the information highway is roadkill anyway.
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I assume my stance, and take back the club, low, slowly; at the top, my eyes fog over, and my…
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In memory's telephoto lens, far objects are magnified.
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Without rain, there would be no life.
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Natural beauty is essentially temporary and sad, hence the impression of obscene mockery which artificial flowers give us.
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Many men are more faithful to their golf partners than to their wives and have stuck with them longer.
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What other sport holds out hope of improvement to a man or a woman over fifty? True, the pros begin…
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"Hit it with the back of your left hand" was the first swing thought I ever heard, brusquely bu not…
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...as all souls are equal before their Maker, a two inch putt counts the same as a 250 yard drive.…
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There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.
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I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your…
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People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.
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I'm absolutely strict about it. When I land, I put my watch right, and I don't care what I feel…
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Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.
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On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me…
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you…
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An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and…
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