Quotes by Cheever, John

I do not understand the capricious lewdness of the sleeping mind. >>

A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a receptac >>

Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil -- not the strength t >>

Quotations about Churches

She say, Celie, tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? I n >>

Sign in lot: Church parking only. We will not forgive those who trespa >>

A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints. >>

We praise Him, we bless Him, we adore Him, we glorify Him, and we wonder who is that baritone across the aisle and that pretty woman on our right who smells of apple blossoms. Our bowels stir and our cod itches and we amend our prayers for the spiritual life with the hope that it will not be too spiritual.

Cheever, John