What is the past, after all, but a vast sheet of darkness in which a few moments, pricked apparently at random, shine? - John Updike

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What is the past, after all, but a vast sheet of darkness in which a few moments, pricked apparently at random, shine?

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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.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer (Public domain / CC0)

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Alternative Names: John Hoyer Updike

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