Best quotes by John Updike on Life

Checkout quotes by John Updike on Life

• ‟ Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.

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• ‟ The cinema has done more for my spiritual life than the church. My ideas of fame, success and beauty all originate from the big screen. Whereas Christian religion is retreating everywhere and losing more and more influence; film has filled the vacuum and supports us with myths and action-controlling images.

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• ‟ Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went.

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• ‟ I don't know; I think I'd be gloomy without some faith that there is a purpose and there is a kind of witness to my life.

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• ‟ Religion enables us to ignore nothingness and get on with the jobs of life.

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