“Art is the triumph over chaos.”

— John Cheever, The Stories of John Cheever (1978)

About John Cheever

1912 – 1982

American novelist and short-story writer.

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

“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.”

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

“If the world were clear, art would not exist.”

“Art is the great and universal refreshment.”

“All art is but imitation of nature.”

“This is the only real concern of the artist, to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art.”

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