Wednesday, April 15, 2020

No panic

I will try not to panic, to keep my standard of living modest and to work steadily, even shyly, in the spirit of those medieval carvers who so fondly sculpted the undersides of choir seats. 
                                             John Updike, quoted in Life magazine 


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