John Hoyer Updike (18 March 1932 – 27 January 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner. Use this quote
That a marriage ends is less than ideal; but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds. Use this quote
The first breath of adultery is the freest; after it, constraints aping marriage develop. Use this quote
Each morning my characters greet me with misty faces willing, though chilled, to muster for another day's progress through the dazzling quicksand the marsh of blank paper. Use this quote
Sex is like money; only too much is enough. Use this quote
A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience. Use this quote
Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. Use this quote
Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them. Use this quote
The inner spaces that a good story lets us enter are the old apartments of religion. Use this quote
Religion enables us to ignore nothingness and get on with the jobs of life. Use this quote
