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 CheeverThe main emotion of the adult American who has had all the advantages of wealth, education, and culture is disappointment.
John CheeverWisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil - not the strength to choose between the two.
John Cheever