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

Other quotes by John Cheever

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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Perfection
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When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. – John Cheever

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Family
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Beauty
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Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts. – Serge Gainsbourg

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Beauty

My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads of things that I liked about the movie, which made me opt for it. – Natasha Henstridge

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Beauty

If the world could remain within a frame like a painting on the wall, I think wed see the beauty then and stand staring in awe. – Conor Oberst

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Beauty

Beauty without expression is boring. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what Im saying, cause music is freedom and being free is the closest Ive ever felt to being spiritual. – Ben Harper

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Oh what lies lurk in kisses! – Heinrich Heine

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