There is always a chance of failure, of producing something totally unnecessary. But I guess that chance of failure is what makes tightrope walking, race-car driving.
John UpdikeIt's a man's world, they say; but in its daily textures it is a world created by and for women.
John UpdikeTruth should not be forced; it should simply manifest itself, like a woman who has in her privacy reflected and coolly decided to bestow herself upon a certain man.
John UpdikeA healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience.
John Updike