John Updike Quote

Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone.

Accepting Edward MacDowell Medal, New York Times (26 August 1981)

Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone.

Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone.

Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone.

Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone.