The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all. -John Updike

 

The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all.


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Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.

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Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better. -John Updike
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America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.

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Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.

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Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone. -John Updike
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Life is like an overlong drama through which we sit being nagged by the vague memories of having read the reviews.

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