Quotes of John Cheever

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A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a receptacle for Gilbey's gin, a stooped figure sitting at the edge of a hotel bed, heaving copious sighs like the autumn wind.

- John Cheever

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“ Unless you love someone, nothing else makes sense. ”

- e.e. cummings

“ If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit. ”

- Banksy

“ Those we love never truly leave us, Harry. There are things that death cannot touch. ”

- Jack Thorne

“ The desires of man are frequently more influential than their rational thought. ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Are you asking me to undress, Tris?' A nervous laugh gurgles from my throat. 'Only ... partially ”

- Veronica Roth

“ Drunk and alone and hopelessly in love with the idea that someday somehow it might just get better. ”

- Stefanie Sybens

“ 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

“ Gratitude is not love. Don’t mix the two because they are not the same. ”

- Frank Matobo

“ There are two ways of meeting difficulties: you alter the difficulties, or you alter yourself to meet them. ”

- Phyllis Bottome

“ Those who complain about being constrained in their job and life should ask themselves one simple question. Are you constrained by chains or in your own mind? ”

- RJ Intindola

“ Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ So don't you worry your pretty little mind because people throw rocks at things that shine. [Ours] ”

- Taylor Swift

“ Love is the beauty of the soul. ”

- Augustine of Hippo

“ Love is blind, they say–but isn’t it more that love makes us see too much? Isn’t it more that love floods our brain with sights and sounds, so that everything looks bigger, brighter, more lovely than ever before? ”

- Susan Fletcher Eve Green

“ The pillow looked astonished, wondering what ended the late night river that used to run through it, but only he knows that she is the reason ”

- Ismaaciil C. Ubax

“ Freedom comes from a sense of empowerment. ”

- Amy Leigh Mercree

“ Denna is a wild thing," I explained. "Like a hind or a summer storm. If a storm blows down your house, or breaks a tree, you don't say the storm was mean. It was cruel. It acted according to its nature and something unfortunately was hurt. The same is true of Denna. ”

- Patrick Rothfuss

“ We cannot face up to what lies ahead, without facing up to what lies within. ”

- Eleesha

“ After your first failure, the occurrence of a second failure closely depends on what you have learned from your past mistakes and whether or not you have drawn some valuable lessons. ”

- JOHN TASKINSOY

“ The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being. ”

- Tom Robbins

“ Life is a game and true love is a trophy. ”

- Rufus Wainwright

“ If you grow it, they will cum. ”

- THIGHBRUSH

“ I don't think you can define love. ”

- Harry Styles

“ Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. ”

- Maya Angelou

“ I have come from the End of the World. From the River of Dreams, through the gauntlet and the Briar and the Deep Wyld, in order to stand before you today. I have but one request—to take my place at your side. To resume my duty as your knight, and to protect you and your kingdom for as long as I draw breath. ”

- Julie Kagawa