Benjamin Cheever

Benjamin Cheever

Benjamin Hale Cheever (born October 8, 1948) is an American writer and editor. He is the son of writer John Cheever and brother of Susan Cheever. To date, he has written four adult fiction novels, one children's book and two nonfiction books.


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    The Great Spirit, who made all things, made every thing for some use, and whatever use he designed anything for, that use it should always be put to. Now, when he made rum, he said “Let this be for the Indians to get drunk with,” and it must be so.
    —Native American elder. Quoted in Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography, ch. 8 (written 1771-1790, published 1868)

    Wisdom we know is the knowledge of good and evil not the strength to choose between the two.
    —John Cheever (1912–1982)