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Being naked approaches being revolutionary; going barefoot is mere populism.
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Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.
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The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be, in some sense, kidding.
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Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.
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Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone.
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Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.
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Sex is like money; only too much is enough.
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All blessings are mixed blessings.
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Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solicitude is the enemy of well-being.

Odd Jobs

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What art offers is space—a certain breathing room for the spirit.
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John Updike was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, on March 18, 1932. Throughout his prolific career, he published over twenty novels, ten short story collections, and several books of poetry and essays. He is particularly famous for his novel series about the character Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, which includes "Rabbit, Run" (1960), "Rabbit Redux" (1971), "Rabbit Is Rich" (1981), and "Rabbit at Rest" (1990). Updike received numerous literary awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction. His detailed and lyrical writing established him as one of the great stylists of American literature. He died in Danvers, Massachusetts, on January 27, 2009.