Home / Quotes / Quote by John Updike

Quote by John Updike

“Man makes one journey all his living days, Down through the realms of music and of art; Down through the halls of fame and glorious praise; Down through the tears and triumphs of the heart To some sweet woman waiting some place there. For her he builds his cities and makes war, Seeks gold and glorious wealth to store.”

Quote by John Updike

Author

John Updike was an American novelist known for his profound insights into middle-class life and his delicate narrative skills. His works spanned a wide range of genres from short stories to novels, including the classic 'Rabbit, Run' series and 'The Centaur'. more

You May Also Like

“Away, away, from men and towns, To the wild wood and the downs To the silent wilderness Where the soul need not repress Its music lest it should not find An echo in another's mind.”

Men Needs Should Mind Soul Nature Towns Silent Woods Wilderness Echoes

Author:John Updike

“What you lose as you age is witnesses, the ones that watched from early on and cared, like your own little grandstand.”

Littles Age Loses Like You Old Age Witness

Book:Rabbit is Rich

Source: Rabbit is Rich

“There are some women that don't do it for some men. That's why they turn out so many models.”

Men Turns Women Models

Book:Rabbit is Rich

Source: Rabbit is Rich

“Chaos is God's body. Order is the Devil's chains.”

Body Order Devil Chaos Chains

Book:Rabbit is Rich: Rabbit Redux ; Rabbit, Run

Source: Rabbit is Rich: Rabbit Redux ; Rabbit, Run

“Sex ages us. Priests are boyish, spinsters stay black-haired until after fifty. We others, the demon rots us out.”

Age Sex Black Demon Fifty Priests Spinsters Boyish

Book:Rabbit is Rich: Rabbit Redux ; Rabbit, Run

Source: Rabbit is Rich: Rabbit Redux ; Rabbit, Run

“At last, small witches, goblins, hags, And pirates armed with paper bags Their costumes hinged on safety pins, Go haunt a night of pumpkin grins.”

Lasts Night Paper Safety Bags Witch Costumes Pins Pirate Pumpkin Goblin Paper Bags Safety Pins

Author:John Updike

“The physicists are getting down to the nitty-gritty, they've really just about pared things down to the ultimate details, and the last thing they ever expected to happen is happening. God is showing through.”

Happens Lasts Happenings Ultimate Details Expected Physicist

Author:John Updike

“Work that is pure toil, done solely for the sake of the money it earns, is also sheer drudgery because it is stultifying rather than self improving.”

Self Done Work Pure Sake Sheer Improving Toil Drudgery

Book:Vision of the Future: Twelve Ideas for a Better Life and a Better Society

Source: Vision of the Future: Twelve Ideas for a Better Life and a Better Society

“Too many facts are often as much of an obstacle to understanding as too few. There is a sense in which we moderns are inundated with facts to the detriment of understanding.”

Facts Understanding Obstacles

Book:How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

Source: How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

“One reader is better than another in proportion as he is able of a greater range of activity in reading and exerts more effort.”

Able Reading Effort Greater Reader Activity Range Proportion

Author:Mortimer Adler