Quotes by Updike, John

I think taste is a social concept and not an artistic one. I'm willing >>

Art imitates Nature in this; not to dare is to dwindle. >>

Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rat >>

Quotations about Adultery

I never had but one intrigue yet: but I confess I long to have another >>

You know that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now ex >>

My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kil >>

It is not difficult to deceive the first time, for the deceived possesses no antibodies; unvaccinated by suspicion, she overlooks lateness, accepts absurd excuses, permits the flimsiest patching to repair great rents in the quotidian.

Updike, John