Saturday, February 11, 2012

John Updike

Rabbit, Run - John Updike


“There’s nothing to getting old, it takes nothing.” (Pg 6)

“Be what you are.” (Pg 10)

“Learn to understand your talents, and then work to develop them.” (Pg 10)

“The only way to get somewhere, you know, is to figure out where you’re going before you go there.” (Pg 26)

“You can’t make gold out of lead.” (Pg 51)

“After you’re first-rate at something, no matter what, it kind of takes the kick out of being second-rate.” (Pg 92)

“If you’re telling me I’m not mature, that’s one thing I don’t cry over since as far as I can make out it’s the same thing as being dead.” (Pg 93)

“Funny, the world just can’t touch you once you follow your instincts.” (Pg 94)

“You know how it is with fathers, you never escape the idea that maybe after all they’re right.” (Pg 109)

“Christianity isn’t looking for a rainbow. If it were what you think it is we’d pass out opium at services. We’re trying to serve God, not be God.” (Pg 115)

“If you have the guts to be yourself, other people’ll pay your price.” (Pg 129)

“Some die young; some are born old.” (Pg 138)

“Men are all heart and women are all body. I don’t know who’s supposed to have the brains.” (Pg 138)

“That’s what you have, Harry: life. It’s a strange gift and I don’t know how we’re supposed to use it but I know it’s the only gift we get and it’s a good one.” (Pg 192)

“The fullness ends when we give Nature her ransom, when we make children for her. Then she is through with us, and we become, first inside, and then outside, junk.” (Pg 194)

"It’s one thing to get hell from other people and another from your own parents.” (Pg 247)

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