Quotes of John Cheever

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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 Cheever

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“ You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about. ”

- Muhammad Ali

“ We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again. ”

- Rick Riordan

“ Confidence is how we perceive the manifestation of truth in us. ”

- Mike Stagnitta

“ My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. ”

- Maya Angelou

“ A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring. ”

- Pat Cher

“ All things are difficult before they are easy. ”

- Thomas Fuller

“ Motorbike Poem by Malay Roy Choudhury I am on motorbike yezdi yamaha when flanked by horizon gallop backwards through sand blizzard tinsel clouds explode at my feet without helmet and speedsplit air at eighty in midsummer simoon each soundcart recedes onrushing lorries flee in a flash No time to brood but Yes accident expected anytime may even turn into a junkheap in a droughtnursed field. Translation of Bengali original 'Motor Cycle ”

- Malay Roychoudhury

“ Do not yearn to be popular; be exquisite. Do not desire to be famous; be loved. Do not take pride in being expected; be palpable, unmistakable. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ Writing is the knitting of the soul ”

- Khaled Talib

“ Spend the afternoon, you can't take it with you. ”

- Annie Dillard

“ There’s only so many variations on the basics of human relationships. To me, it’s all about the detail and how you tell the story. How you say, ‘I love you.’ ”

- K. Flay

“ Better to have, and not need, than to need, and not have. ”

- Franz Kafka

“ I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. ”

- Emily Dickinson

“ Freedom comes from a sense of empowerment. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ Everyday of your life is a another lesson. If you learn the lesson well and apply it; whether positive or negative, you determine what happens in your tomorrow. ”

- David Kofi Awusi

“ Visionary decisionmaking happens at the intersection of intuition and logic. ”

- Gandhi

“ Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase. ”

- Martin Luther King

“ Before, I wanted to say: "I found love!" But now, I want to say: "I found a person. And he belongs to me and I belong to him. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ Do you have to make me feel like there's nothing left of me? You can take everything I have, you can break everything I am, like I am made of glass, like I am made of paper.Go on and try to tear me down I will be rising from the ground like a Skyscraper... ”

- Demi Lovato

“ Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus! ”

- Neal A. Maxwell

“ The one that’s different often has the odds stacked against them but usually ends up with the biggest rewards so it’s always worth it. ”

- TorronLee Dewar

“ You are successful in my book if you do what you love for a living; you do not owe money to anyone; you have a place what you call home; you have a wife/husband, a girlfriend/boyfriend, or a partner who loves and respects you; and most importantly, you are surrounded by friends and loved ones who stand by you in good and bad days. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY