John Updike

Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying.

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or doing it better.

Life is a razor, you are always in hot water or a scrape.

Life is a roller coaster, you have your ups and downs unless you fall off.

Life is a video game. No matter how good you get, you are always zapped in the end.

Life is like an overlong drama through which we sit being nagged by the vague memories of having read the reviews.

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.

Possession diminishes perception of value, immediately.

Vagueness and procrastination are ever a comfort to the frail in spirit.

Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings.