Quote by John Cheever
For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the

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

Other quotes by John Cheever

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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Loneliness
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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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alone
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Most editors are failed writers — but so are most writers. – T.S. Eliot

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The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. – Anaïs Nin

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Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head. – From the movie Finding Forrester

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Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out. – Samuel Johnson, “Recalling the Advice of a College Tutor,” Boswell, Life of John

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To shun ones cross is to make it heavier. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money. – Indira Gandhi

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A graceful and pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation. – Francis Bacon

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I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. – Frida Kahlo

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