John Updike Quotes
Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.
John Updike
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So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!
Calista Flockhart
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The difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer.
Victor Borge
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In truth, opinion may be taken for understanding; understanding cannot be taken for opinion. How so? Surely because opinion may be deceived; understanding cannot be. If it could, it would not be understanding but opinion. For true understanding has not only certain truth, but the knowledge of truth.
Saint Bernard
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The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making.
Ted Danson
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
Jack Youngblood
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
Gary Lineker
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Godhood called, and he went, fleet-footed, to worship at his own altar.
Clive Barker
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I do not think there was anything abusive in my house. Yet, I stand by a lot of my critiques of Western parenting. I think there's a lot of questions about how you instill true self-esteem.
Amy Chua
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Silence is a protective coating over pain.
E. Lockhart
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There's always pressure, a great deal of pressure, when writing, since my first books were so successful.
Nicholas Sparks
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Every virtuous woman desires a husband to whom she can look for guidance and protection through this world. God has placed this desire in woman's nature. It should be respected by the stronger sex. Any man who takes advantage of this, and humbles a daughter of Eve to rob her of her virtue, and cast her off dishonored and defiled, is her destroyer, and is responsible to God for the deed.
Brigham Young
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Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.
John Updike