“He loved the world, and the world loved him.”— John Cheever, newyorker.comTagged: High On Life, Happiness
“Beginning in the fall, there was all this excitement about Christmas and how it was a day for them. After Thanksgiving, they couldn't miss it. It was fixed so they couldn't miss it. The wreaths and decorations everywhere, and bells ringing, and trees in the park, and Santa Clauses on every corner, a…”— John Cheever, newyorker.comTagged: Seasonal Depression, Christmas, Capitalism
“Of all the millions of people in New York, I am practically the only one who has to get up in the cold black of 6 a.m. on Christmas Day in the morning; I am practically the only one.”— John Cheever, newyorker.comTagged: Seasonal Depression, Christmas, Capitalism