I would rather have as my patron a host of anonymous citizens digging into their own pockets for the price of a book or a magazine than a small body of enlightened and responsible men administering public funds. I would rather chance my personal vision of truth striking home here and there in the chaos of publication that exists than attempt to filter it through a few sets of official, honorably public-spirited scruples.

Famous Quotes / John Updike

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John Updike: "I would rather have as my patron a host of anonymous citizens digging into their own pockets for the price of a book or a magazine than a small body of enlightened and responsible men administering public funds. I would rather chance my personal vision of truth striking home here and there in the chaos of publication that exists than attempt to filter it through a few sets of official, honorably public-spirited scruples."

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Administering	Anonymous	Attempt	Body
Book	Chance	Chaos	Citizens
Digging	Enlightened	Exists	Filter
Funds	Home	Honorably	Host
Into	Magazine	Official	Patron
Personal	Pockets	Price	Public
Publication	Publicspirited	Rather	Responsible
Scruples	Sets	Small	Striking
Through	Truth	Vision

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I would rather have as my patron a host of anonymous citizens digging into their own pockets for the price of a book or a magazine than a small body of enlightened and responsible men administering public funds. I would rather chance my personal vision of truth striking home here and there in the chaos of publication that exists than attempt to filter it through a few sets of official, honorably public-spirited scruples. - John Updike