John CheeverThinkers

Art is the triumph over chaos.

Publishing is all about knowing people. The only advice one can really give a young novelist is to fuck a really good agent.

The Reader is essential to writing — You can't write without a reader. It's precisely like a kiss - you can't do it alone.

Writing is a career in which talent does not translate directly into success. The only advice one can really give a young novelist is to fuck a really good agent.