People look for morals in fiction because there has always been a confusion between fiction and philosophy.
John CheeverThe fear of death is for all of us everywhere, but for the great intelligence of the opium eater it is beautifully narrowed into the crux of drugs.
John CheeverLiterature has been the salvation of the damned, literature has inspired and guided lovers, routed despair and can perhaps in this case save the world.
John CheeverWisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil - not the strength to choose between the two.
John Cheever