"My life is, in a sense, trash. My……" — John Updike

"My life is, in a sense, trash. My life is only that of which the residue is my writing."

— 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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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of… — Hannah Arendt
We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and… — Hannah Arendt
I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can… — Alexis Arguello
I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them… — Aristotle
Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over… — Aristotle

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