“Admire the world. Relish the love of a gentle woman. Trust in the lord.”

— John Cheever, The Wapshot Chronicle, 1957

About John Cheever

1912 – 1982

American novelist and short-story writer.

“Art is the triumph over chaos.”

“When the beginnings of self-destruction enter the heart it seems no bigger than a grain of sand.”

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

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”

“If music be the food of love, play on.”

“Love the little trade which thou hast learned, and be content therewith.”

“Not to display anger or other emotions. To be free of passion and yet full of love.”

“I call upon you, young men, to obey your heart, and be the nobility of this land.”

“Give all to love; obey thy heart.”