Quote by John Cheever
Art is the triumph over chaos. - John Cheever

Art is the triumph over chaos. – John Cheever

Other quotes by John Cheever

For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty. – John Cheever

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Beauty
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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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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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For the mystic what is how. For the craftsman how is what. For the artist what and how are one. – William McElcheran

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Art

Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. – Fran Lebowitz

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Art

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. – Tony Blair

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Art

Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time. – Karl Marx

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Art

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We Orientals find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and darkness which that thing provides. – Junichiro Tanizaki

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Do I listen to pop music because Im miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music? – John Cusack

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Art is the struggle to understand. – Terri Guillemets

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A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges. – Benny Green

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