Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hidin... - John Updike

"Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life."

"Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn."

"Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability is esthetically boring - an anti-virtue in a field where we hope to be astonished and startled and at some deep level refreshed."

"Humor is my default mode."

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