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Quotations By John Updike


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

Existence
Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.

Risk
The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one’s obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all. (on J.D. Salinger)