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It is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you.

It is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you.

John Updike
Memories, People, Lovely
John Updike (2009). “My Father's Tears: And Other Stories”, p.202, Random House

In memory's telephoto lens, far objects are magnified.

John Updike
Memories, Lenses, Old Memories
John Updike (2012). “Odd Jobs: Essays and Criticism”, p.23, Random House

Our tears fatten upon our memories of joy.

John Updike
Memories, Joy, Tears
John Updike (2011). “Higher Gossip: Essays and Criticism”, p.68, Random House

Life is like an overlong drama through which we sit being nagged by the vague memories of having read the reviews.

John Updike
Life, Memories, Drama

When we try in good faith to believe in materialism, in the exclusive reality of the physical, we are asking our selves to step aside; we are disavowing the very realm where we exist and where all things precious are kept - the realm of emotion and conscience, of memory and intention and sensation.

John Updike
Memories, Believe, Reality
John Updike (2012). “Self-Consciousness: Memoirs”, p.250, Random House

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