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

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

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Home
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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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My language is the common prostitute that I turn into a virgin. – Karl Kraus

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Writing

Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good. – Author unknown, commonly misattributed to Samuel Johnson (www.samueljohnson.com/

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The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible. – Vladimir Nabakov

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Writing

When we see a natural style we are quite amazed and delighted, because we expected to see an author and find a man. – Blaise Pascal, Pensées, 1670

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All of life is the exercise of risk. – William Sloane Coffin

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The darker the film, the more vital everyones sense of humor is on set. – Eric Bana

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Humor

My faith helps me understand that circumstances dont dictate my happiness, my inner peace. – Denzel Washington

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Faith

My parents had an arranged marriage, as did so many other people when I was growing up. My father came and had a life in the United States one way and my mother had a different one, and I was very aware of those things. I continue to wonder about it, and I will continue to write about it. – Jhumpa Lahiri

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Marriage