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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Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. – John Cheever

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Knowledge
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Other Quotes from
Writing
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The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it. – Jules Renard, “Diary,” February 1895

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Writing

All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Writing

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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Writing
[G]usto thrives on freedom, and freedom in art, as in life, is the result of a discipline imposed by ourselves. Moreover, any writer overwhelmingly honest about pleasing himself is almost sure to please others. – Marianne Moore (1887–1972), lecture, 1948

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Writing

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It doesnt matter who my father was it matters who I remember he was. – Anne Sexton

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I know where Im putting my money. – Marc Andreessen

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Money

Im a disorganized mess. My purse is gross: I once found a shoulder pad, string cheese, and a Christmas ornament in it! – Hoda Kotb

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Christmas

The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited. – Tom Lantos

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Patience