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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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When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. – 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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Homesickness is nothing. Fifty percent of the people in the world are homesick all the time. – John Cheever

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The awesomeness of God is that even in the works of the Beach Boys, Beatles, etc., the beauty of the music is a mere reflection of what God does everyday. He creates music of all kinds and moods. – John Foster

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If you get simple beauty and naught else, you get about the best thing God invents. – Robert Browning

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Handsome means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered – and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesnt hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business. – Richard Chamberlain

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Maybe Im old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals – particularly the endings of shows. – Marvin Hamlisch

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Since when was genius found respectable? – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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The guy that made me wanna make movies… and this is off the wall-is a guy named Michael Pal, the British director. – George A. Romero

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I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. – Olivia Wilde

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