Jane Smiley Quotes

I don’t know – is everything the U.S. does a shocking embarrassment? Jane Smiley Picture Quote

I don’t know – is everything the U.S. does a shocking embarrassment?

— Jane Smiley

There can never be such a thing as a free market, because Jane Smiley Picture Quote

There can never be such a thing as a free market, because

— Jane Smiley

Giving his lecture for the third time freed Dr. Lionel Gift from Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Giving his lecture for the third time freed Dr. Lionel Gift from

— Jane Smiley

A novelist has two lives– a reading and writing life, and a Jane Smiley Picture Quote

A novelist has two lives– a reading and writing life, and a

— Jane Smiley

Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy,

— Jane Smiley

In December 1998, I considered myself an expert on love. I was almost Jane Smiley Picture Quote

In December 1998, I considered myself an expert on love. I was almost

— Jane Smiley

Why are we reading a Shakespeare play or ‘Huckleberry Finn?’ Well, Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Why are we reading a Shakespeare play or ‘Huckleberry Finn?’ Well,

— Jane Smiley

Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Ignorance and bloodlust have a long tradition in the United States, especially

— Jane Smiley

There is a sociology of horses, as well as a psychology. It Jane Smiley Picture Quote

There is a sociology of horses, as well as a psychology. It

— Jane Smiley

If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness Jane Smiley Picture Quote

If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness

— Jane Smiley

The body, the mind, and the spirit don’t form a pyramid, they Jane Smiley Picture Quote

The body, the mind, and the spirit don’t form a pyramid, they

— Jane Smiley

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves Jane Smiley Picture Quote

In every society, the artists will be the ones who set themselves

— Jane Smiley

Another thing he told his customers was that one of the great Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Another thing he told his customers was that one of the great

— Jane Smiley

I love to write about sex. You just have to make it Jane Smiley Picture Quote

I love to write about sex. You just have to make it

— Jane Smiley

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist. Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist.

— Jane Smiley

You know what getting married is? It’s agreeing to taking this person Jane Smiley Picture Quote

You know what getting married is? It’s agreeing to taking this person

— Jane Smiley

Horse racing is really much more intimidating than anything having to do Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Horse racing is really much more intimidating than anything having to do

— Jane Smiley

In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The Jane Smiley Picture Quote

In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The

— Jane Smiley

Every novel deals with social problems. It can’t help it because the Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Every novel deals with social problems. It can’t help it because the

— Jane Smiley

In many ways, being honest about ‘Huckleberry Finn’ goes right to the Jane Smiley Picture Quote

In many ways, being honest about ‘Huckleberry Finn’ goes right to the

— Jane Smiley

We sort of read two or three big newspapers but we don’t Jane Smiley Picture Quote

We sort of read two or three big newspapers but we don’t

— Jane Smiley

Novelists never have to footnote. Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Novelists never have to footnote.

— Jane Smiley

Because your goal is a complete rough draft of a novel, and Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Because your goal is a complete rough draft of a novel, and

— Jane Smiley

There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings around the United States Jane Smiley Picture Quote

There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings around the United States

— Jane Smiley

When ‘The Awakening’ was published it was considered so scandalous it was Jane Smiley Picture Quote

When ‘The Awakening’ was published it was considered so scandalous it was

— Jane Smiley

Charles Dickens was an avid seeker of names – he read directories Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Charles Dickens was an avid seeker of names – he read directories

— Jane Smiley

English majors understand human nature better than economists do. Jane Smiley Picture Quote

English majors understand human nature better than economists do.

— Jane Smiley

I say, when your hair turns gray and your children think they Jane Smiley Picture Quote

I say, when your hair turns gray and your children think they

— Jane Smiley

One of the profound effects of economics in our day is that Jane Smiley Picture Quote

One of the profound effects of economics in our day is that

— Jane Smiley

Some novelists are luckier than others in the eras of their formative Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Some novelists are luckier than others in the eras of their formative

— Jane Smiley

One of the things that Ivar knew about Mrs. Walker was that Jane Smiley Picture Quote

One of the things that Ivar knew about Mrs. Walker was that

— Jane Smiley

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty. Jane Smiley Picture Quote

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty.

— Jane Smiley

Everything is toxic. That’s the point. You can’t avoid toxins. Thinking you Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Everything is toxic. That’s the point. You can’t avoid toxins. Thinking you

— Jane Smiley

Ignorance is a self-generating state of mind; one of its characteristics is Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Ignorance is a self-generating state of mind; one of its characteristics is

— Jane Smiley

Somehow, knowing that Alzheimer’s is coming mocks all one’s aspirations – to Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Somehow, knowing that Alzheimer’s is coming mocks all one’s aspirations – to

— Jane Smiley

Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep, Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Take naps. Often new ideas come together when you are half asleep,

— Jane Smiley

Oh, that sound? I’m in the hot tub, reading a novel. Jane Smiley Picture Quote

Oh, that sound? I’m in the hot tub, reading a novel.

— Jane Smiley

I spent part of my college years in a Marxist commune. I Jane Smiley Picture Quote

I spent part of my college years in a Marxist commune. I

— Jane Smiley

I was asked by an editor to consider writing something about an Jane Smiley Picture Quote

I was asked by an editor to consider writing something about an

— Jane Smiley

My mom was paranoid about my safety. Jane Smiley Picture Quote

My mom was paranoid about my safety.

— Jane Smiley

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