Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea. - John Updike

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Writing criticism is to writing fiction and poetry as hugging the shore is to sailing in the open sea.

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About John Updike

John Hoyer Updike (18 March 1932 – 27 January 2009) was an American novelist, poet, critic and short-story writer.

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Alternative Names: John Hoyer Updike
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