"When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places." ― John Cheever Topic(s): Family More From John Cheever "For me, a page of good prose is where one hears the rain and the noise of battle. It has the power to give grief or universality that lends it a youthful beauty." "Wisdom is the knowledge of good and evil, not the strength to choose between the two." "It was a splendid summer morning and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong." More In Family "I enjoy what I’m able to give my family."― Shia LaBeouf "I was the oldest of the children in my family. I had to do a lot of diaper-changing and lunch-making. I was taking my little sister to ballet, picking up my brother, sort of being a super-nanny."― Vin Diesel "Any day acting is an amazing day."― Kiernan Shipka