"The novel remains for me one of the few forms where we can record man's complexity and the strength and decency of his longings. Where we can describe, step by step, minute by minute, our not altogether unpleasant struggle to put ourselves into a viable and devout relationship to our beloved and mistaken world."

-- John Cheever

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“Accept these grateful tears...For thee they flow, for thee... That ever felt another's woe.”
“I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am horribly guilt-ridden.”
“The difference between listening to a radio sermon and going to church...is almost like the difference between calling your girl on the phone and spending an evening with her.”
“And I think that we're more of an alternative act in that sense, and that flavor comes across to the audience.”
“I have tried to be more flexible, but I always end up feeling more uncomfortable. Retaining a sense of control is really important. I like to do things in my own time, and in my own style, so an office with targets and bureaucracy just wouldn't work.”

Source : "A genius explains". Interview with Richard Johnson, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2005.
“The principle of recognition of evil under all its guises is at the basis of the true education of man.”

Source : Boris Sidis (1917). “Philistine and Genius”
“Put off your imagination, as you put off your overcoat, when you enter the laboratory. Put it on again, as you put on your overcoat, when you leave.”
“What year did Jesus think it was?”

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