Quotes by John Cheever

Explore a curated collection of 18 quotes by John Cheever. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Fiction is art and art is the triumph over chaos… to celebrate a world that lies spread out around us like a bewildering — John Cheever
Fiction is art and art is the triumph over chaos… to celebrate a world that lies spread out around us like a bewildering — John Cheever
I write to make sense of my life."-John Cheever, quoted in _Cheever - A Life_ (2009) by Blake Bailey — John Cheever
I write to make sense of my life."-John Cheever, quoted in _Cheever - A Life_ (2009) by Blake Bailey — John Cheever
Like all bitter men, Flint knew less than half the story and was more interested in unloading his own peppery feelings t — John Cheever
Like all bitter men, Flint knew less than half the story and was more interested in unloading his own peppery feelings t — John Cheever
Our country is the best country in the world. We are swimming in prosperity and our President is the best president in t — John Cheever
Our country is the best country in the world. We are swimming in prosperity and our President is the best president in t — John Cheever
For me a page of good prose is where one hears the rain. A page of good prose is when one hears the noise of battle.... — John Cheever
For me a page of good prose is where one hears the rain. A page of good prose is when one hears the noise of battle.... — John Cheever
Fiction is meant to illuminate, to explode, to refresh. — John Cheever
Fiction is meant to illuminate, to explode, to refresh. — John Cheever
Fiction is experimentation; when it ceases to be that, it ceases to be fiction. — John Cheever
Fiction is experimentation; when it ceases to be that, it ceases to be fiction. — John Cheever
The novel remains for me one of the few forms...where we can describe, step by step, minute by minute, our not altogethe — John Cheever
The novel remains for me one of the few forms...where we can describe, step by step, minute by minute, our not altogethe — John Cheever
The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable. — John Cheever
The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable. — John Cheever
The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness. — John Cheever
The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness. — John Cheever
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. — John Cheever
Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two. — John Cheever
When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. — John Cheever
When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places. — John Cheever
Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. — John Cheever
Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house. — 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 univ — 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 univ — John Cheever
Art is the triumph over chaos. — John Cheever
Art is the triumph over chaos. — John Cheever
Wisdom we know 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
Homesickness is nothing. Fifty percent of the people in the world are homesick all the time. — John Cheever
Homesickness is nothing. Fifty percent of the people in the world are homesick all the time. — 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
All literary men are Red Sox fans - to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life. — John Cheever