John Updike - Truth should not be forced; it s...

Truth should not be forced; it should simply manifest itself, like a woman who has in her privacy reflected and coolly decided to bestow herself upon a certain man.

John Updike

American Novelist

Born: Mar 18, 1932

Died: Jan 27, 2009

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Truth, Privacy, Man, Woman, Herself, Bestow, Simply, Like, Forced, Reflected, Itself, Decided, Manifest, Certain, Should, Who, Her

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