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John Updike Quotes

There should always be something gratuitous about art, just as there seems to be, according to the new-wave cosmologists, something gratuitous about the universe.

John Updike

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 18, 1932 - January 27, 2009

Topics

Art Universe Always Something Seems

For decades, the violence in the Middle East has claimed a multitude of innocent civilian victims: Men, women and children, Arab and Israeli.

John Conyers

Women Children Men Violence Innocent

The last thing I want to do is to write about real things. I am not interested in reality and in real human beings and their real day-to-day problems - I just want to say to them, 'Hold still, and I'm just going to unpack, see what's inside.'

Andre Aciman

I Am Problems Reality Say Want See

Trying to lead an interesting life, a fruitful life, is a big challenge.

John Patrick Shanley

Life Challenge Interesting Trying

I have a thing for Baltimore: the word itself, the place - I don't know where it comes from; it's just a weird city. I have a song called 'Baltimore,' but I'm not from there. I've driven through there a lot. We've played a couple of shows there, but it's not a big market. Some good bands come from there, though. Animal Collective and Beach House.

Stephen Malkmus

Good Beach Animal City Song Weird

My goal wasn't to make a ton of money. It was to build good computers.

Steve Wozniak

Good Money Computers Goal Build Ton

I think culturally, even if you just talk about it in context, the standard of beauty has not included women of color. Period. Not just black women. If you are not a certain thing, there has not been space for you.

Tracee Ellis Ross

Beauty Women Space Color Think You

I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature.

Julia Stiles

Early Some Very Premature Bit

I'm drawn towards people who have a little pathos and a little dark side, and I feel the same towards fictional characters.

Lisa Hanawalt

People Feel Dark Dark Side Side Who

The losses of the natural world are our loss, their silence silences something within the human mind.

Jay Griffiths

Silence Mind World Loss Human

All of a sudden, I was a young kid in my early 20s, and I had a couple of Broadway shows to my credit.

Jon Tenney

Credit Early Young Kid Broadway Had

It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured.

Colin Powell

People Who Disgrace Millions

This world of 'Star Wars' is just so accepting and beautiful that the idea a droid and a human are trying to waddle their way into a relationship is something that's celebrated.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Relationship Beautiful World Trying