Quote by John Updike

Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone.

Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or

Summary

This quote emphasizes that writers often possess qualities that may not be considered conventional or prestigious. They may be seen as disreputable or rebellious, unable to conform to societal norms. Furthermore, their progress or success may be unpredictable, with some writers experiencing early decline while others find success later in life. Nonetheless, writers are known for their independence and courage to pursue their artistic endeavors, choosing to embark on their creative journeys alone, undeterred by the challenges they may face.

Topics

Alone

By John Updike

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

He cannot complain of a hard sentence, who is made master of

He cannot complain of a hard sentence, who is made master of his own fate.

Friedrich von Schiller

Pessimism

The first and most important reason for its elimination is t

The first and most important reason for its elimination is the unquestioned fact that evolution is not a science; it is a hypothesis only, a speculation.

William Bell Riley

Science Evolution

I didn't find my friends; the good Lord gave them to me.

I didn't find my friends; the good Lord gave them to me.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friends

The frontiers are not east or west, north or south, but wher

The frontiers are not east or west, north or south, but wherever a man fronts a fact, though that fact be his neighbor, there is an unsettled wilderness between him and Canada, between him and the setting sun, or, farther still, between him and it.

Henry David Thoreau

Dad

We are under exercised as a nation. We look instead of play.

We are under exercised as a nation. We look instead of play. We ride instead of walk. Our existence deprives us of the minimum of physical activity essential for healthy living.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Exercise

The distance, being far away from your home, from your famil

The distance, being far away from your home, from your family, that's not easy. There are times when you say, 'Wow, what a fight, what a battle.'

Rodrigo Santoro

My mum was very conscious about fashion and my dad was born

My mum was very conscious about fashion and my dad was born into the tailoring tradition, so fashion has always been my life, although now, really, I wear the same thing - just in different weights - light and heavy cashmere in winter and cotton in summer.

Dad

If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring

If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things.

Food

Now, therefore, the Directors of the company are hereby orde

Now, therefore, the Directors of the company are hereby ordered to see that precautions are taken to make travel on said railroad perfectly safe by using a screw with at least twenty-four inches diameter.

Joshua A. Norton

Travel

People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It's

People recognize me, call me Ron, and ask me questions. It's really cool and weird as well.

Cool

When one is rising, standing, walking, doing something, stop

When one is rising, standing, walking, doing something, stopping, one should constantly concentrate one's mind on the act and the doing of it, not one ones' relation to the act or its character or value... One should simply practice concentration of the mind on the act itself, understanding it to be an expedient means for attaining tranquility of mind, realization, insight, and wisdom.

Serenity

The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for

The other two things are... well, I had a huge appetite for old black and white movies on BBC 2. At the weekends they used to run matinees, and the more romantic the better.

Movies