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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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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Publication – is the auction of the Mind of Man. – Emily Dickinson

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I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. – James Michener

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An author plants the alphabet — and harvests flowers, nourishment, and weeds. – Terri Guillemets

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An incurable itch for scribbling takes possession of many, and grows inveterate in their insane breasts. – Juvenal, Satires

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There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice. – Bo Bennett

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When I get married, itll be no secret. – Elvis Presley

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Music was invented to confirm human loneliness. – Lawrence Durrell

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I wrote the very first stories in science fiction which dealt with homosexuality, The World Well Lost and Affair With a Green Monkey. – Theodore Sturgeon

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