John Cheever's Quote - For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the n

Quote by John Cheever

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the n

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty. – John Cheever

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It was a splendid summer morning and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong. – John Cheever

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A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a receptacle for Gilbeys gin, a stooped figure sitting at the edge of a hotel bed, heaving copious sighs like the autumn wind. – John Cheever

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I cant write without a reader. Its precisely like a kiss – you cant do it alone. – John Cheever

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Whether you come from heaven or hell, what does it matter, O Beauty! – Charles Baudelaire

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But my most favourite pursuit, after my daily exertions at the Foundry, was Astronomy. There were frequently clear nights when the glorious objects in the Heavens were seen in most attractive beauty and brilliancy. – James Nasmyth

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Filipinos want beauty. I have to look beautiful so that the poor Filipinos will have a star to look at from their slums. – Imelda Marcos

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Whenever, at a party, I have been in the mood to study fools, I have always looked for a great beauty: they always gather round her like flies around a fruit stall. – Jean Paul

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