Quotes by John Updike
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Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or doing it better.
Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.
Inspiration arrives as a packet of material to be delivered.
Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn.
Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.
Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.
A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.