I write to make sense of my life."- John Cheever, quoted in _Cheever - A Life_ (2009) by Blake Bailey

John Cheever
I write to make sense of my life.
I write to make sense of my life.
I write to make sense of my life.
I write to make sense of my life.
About This Quote

John Cheever was a prolific American author who wrote over twenty-five books throughout his long career. He was also an accomplished short story writer. In fact, there is a well-known collection of Cheever’s short stories called “The Stories of John Cheever”. In this quote, he is referring to his writing as a way to make sense of his life. This is a typical example of the diaries and letters writers use to help them sort out their thoughts and feelings during a particular time in their lives.

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