For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the noise of battle. – John Cheever
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. – John Cheever
For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain [and] the noise of battle. – John Cheever
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. – John Cheever
Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. – John Cheever
All literary men are Red Sox fans – to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life. – John Cheever
I really would like to stop working forever—never work again, never do anything like the kind of work I’m doing now—and do nothing but write poetry and have leisure to spend the day outdoors and go to museums and see friends…. Just a literary and quiet city-hermit existence. – Allen Ginsberg