"Movies are, like sharp sunlight, merciless; we do……" — John Updike

"Movies are, like sharp sunlight, merciless; we do not imagine, we view."

— John Updike

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339 Quotes by John Updike

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You always find things you didn't know you were going to say, and that is the adventure...
Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic un-interestingness as an intellectual position. Where was the ingenuity,…
The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things.
I imagine most of that stuff on the information highway is roadkill anyway.
I assume my stance, and take back the club, low, slowly; at the top, my eyes fog over, and my…
In memory's telephoto lens, far objects are magnified.
Without rain, there would be no life.
Natural beauty is essentially temporary and sad, hence the impression of obscene mockery which artificial flowers give us.
Many men are more faithful to their golf partners than to their wives and have stuck with them longer.
What other sport holds out hope of improvement to a man or a woman over fifty? True, the pros begin…
"Hit it with the back of your left hand" was the first swing thought I ever heard, brusquely bu not…
...as all souls are equal before their Maker, a two inch putt counts the same as a 250 yard drive.…

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To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there. — Richard Bach
Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in… — Chinua Achebe
Good can imagine Evil; but Evil cannot imagine Good. — Wystan Hugh Auden
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs. — Sri Aurobindo
I hate fishing, and I can't imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car… — Joseph Barbera
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery,… — Mikhail Bakunin
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is… — James A. Baldwin
Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. — James A. Baldwin
I can't imagine what it would be like being James Bond 24 hours. That must be exhausting. — Javier Bardem
Imagine the situation between Israel and Palestine. It's such a big mess. You can be on one side or the… — Javier Bardem
I grew up in a house that had a whole lot of trouble. As much trouble as you could imagine. — Lynda Barry
In every language you can imagine, I've had people say 'Appetite For Destruction' is the soundtrack to their lives. I… — Steven Adler

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