The measure of artistic merit is the length to which a writer is willing to go in following his own compulsions.
John UpdikeFiction is nothing less than the subtlest instrument for self-examination and self-display that Mankind has invented yet.
John Updike...as all souls are equal before their Maker, a two inch putt counts the same as a 250 yard drive. There is a comedy in this and a certain unfairness even, which makes golf an even apter mirror of reality.
John UpdikeIt is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you.
John Updike