John Cheever (May 27, 1912-June 18, 1982) was an American author. In 1958 he won the National Book award for writing The Wapshot Chronicle. His other works include: The Wapshot Scandel; Bullet Park; The Way Some People Live; The Brigadier and the Golf Widow.
In The Wapshot Chronicle, 1957, John Cheever wrote:
<Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house.
Courage tastes of blood. Stand up straight. Admire the world. Relish the love of a gentle woman. Trust in the Lord.> 1912JC001
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1912JC001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). John Cheever, 1957, in The Wapshot Chronicle, ch. 36, end. John Bartlett, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1855, 1980), p. 879.