John Updike Quotes

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Born: March 18, 1932

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John Updike Quotes (3)

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

John Updike
Topic: Nature

"A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience."

John Updike
Topic: Patience

"Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them."

John Updike
Topic: Respect
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