Quotes by John Cheever

"Art is the triumph over chaos."

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"The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness."

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"Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house."

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"Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two."

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"The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable."

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"Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two."

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