John Updike

American author

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Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.

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Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.

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We are most alive when we're in love.

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A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience.

Assorted Prose (1965)

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America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.

Problems and Other Stories

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