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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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Homesickness is nothing. Fifty percent of the people in the world are homesick all the time. – John Cheever

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For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the noise of battle. – John Cheever

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The organizations of men, like men themselves, seem subject to deafness, near-sightedness, lameness, and involuntary cruelty. We seem tragically unable to help one another, to understand one another. – John Cheever

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I always say you can never be extravagant with beauty. Beauty is God made real. Beauty is life. – Imelda Marcos

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You cant really say what is beautiful about a place, but the image of the place will remain vividly with you. – Tadao Ando

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One of my favorite beauty products is Vincent Longo Water Canvas creamy blush. I have it in every color and Ive been using it for 5 years and thats all I put on when I leave the house. It looks so natural I just put a little bit on my cheeks to give them some color. – Alessandra Ambrosio

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At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist there can only be promise of the coming woman. – Honore de Balzac

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