Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hidin... - John Updike
"Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hiding, a way of too instantly transforming pain into honey."
"Being able to write becomes a kind of shield, a way of hiding, a way of too instantly transforming pain into honey."
"Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them."
"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."
"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."
"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."