Sex is like money; only too much is enough.

- John Updike

The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he does it without destroying something else.

- John Updike

Living is a compromise, between doing what you want and doing what other people want.

- John Updike

Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self- solitude is the enemy of well- being.

- John Updike

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

- John Updike

It is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you.

- John Updike

Life is a roller coaster, you have your ups and downs unless you fall off.

- John Updike

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.

- John Updike

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

- John Updike