It was at the highest point in the arc of a bridge that I became aware suddenly of the depth and bitterness of my feelings about modern life, and of the profoundness of my yearning for a more vivid, simple, and peaceable world.

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Cheever, John. "The Angel of the Bridge." The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 1961.

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A quote by John Cheever about modern life: “It was at the highest point in the arc of a bridge that I became aware…”

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A quote by John Cheever about modern life: “It was at the highest point in the arc of a bridge that I became aware…”