The difficulty with humorists is that they will mix what th… - John Updike

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The difficulty with humorists is that they will mix what they believe with what they don’t — whichever seems likelier to win an effect.

John Updike

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

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