Logo
Quote by John Cheever
When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They wer

When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. – 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. – John Cheever

Category:
Writing
Author
John Cheever
Read Quote

I cant write without a reader. Its precisely like a kiss – you cant do it alone. – John Cheever

Category:
alone
Author
John Cheever
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Family
category

Im lucky to have family around me. Otherwise, Ill be taking the risk of falling in love with myself. – Shakira

Category:
Family

My mother isolated herself from all family and friends for some 20 years. And never met her grandchild, my son. – Laura Schlessinger

Category:
Family

Theres a sort of sibling moratorium when youre establishing yourself as an adult. So much of your energy has to be focused on other things like work and kids. But when people become more settled, siblings tend to regroup because now youre building a new extended family. – Jeffrey Kluger

Category:
Family

I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role, and if you act within the parameters of your role, the whole pack succeeds, and when that falls apart, so does the pack. – Jodi Picoult

Category:
Family

Random Quotes

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of ones values. – Ayn Rand

Category:
Happiness

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now – always. – Albert Schweitzer

Category:
Time

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal. – Helen Keller

Category:
great

People forget how outcast They Might Be Giants can be. They have a reputation for writing really deft, funny, clever melodies, and they also make a lot of music for kids, which is terrific, but when you see them in concert, they can rock the house. – John Hodgman

Category:
funny