The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and... He does it without destroying something else.

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Updike, John. "John Updike, The Art of Fiction No. 43." Interviewed by Charles Thomas Samuels. The Paris Review, Issue 45, Winter 1968.

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A quote by John Updike about artists: “The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and... He does…”

A quote by John Updike about artists: “The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and... He does…”

A quote by John Updike about artists: “The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and... He does…”