Customs and convictions change respectable people ...

Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art.

-John Updike

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Who said "Customs and convictions change respectable people ... "?

"Customs and convictions change respectable people ... " is one of a famous quotes by John Updike. Complete quote is as follows;
"Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art."

What is "Customs and convictions change respectable people ... "?

"Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art." This is a quote by John Updike which is about Art & Change. He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

  • Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.
  • The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.
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What does "Customs and convictions change respectable people ... " mean?

This quote is primarily about Change although it also includes other themes like Art & Change. It is attributed to John Updike. Complete quote is as follows;
"Customs and convictions change respectable people are the last to know, or to admit, the change, and the ones most offended by fresh reflections of the facts in the mirror of art."