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Jane Smiley Quotes

Sometimes, a novel is like a train: the first chapter is a comfortable seat in an attractive carriage, and the narrative speeds up. But there are other sorts of trains, and other sorts of novels. They rush by in the dark; passengers framed in the lighted windows are smiling and enjoying themselves Picture Quote #1

A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes- and it will come- may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or the belief system Picture Quote #1

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty Picture Quote #1

Novelists never have to footnote Picture Quote #1

Writing novels is an essentially amateur activity Picture Quote #1

You know that the urge for revenge is a fact of marital life Picture Quote #1

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Love is a general emotion. Marriage is exactingly specific Picture Quote #1

Not every novel that wants to be a tragedy gets to be one Picture Quote #1

Respect and fear are two different things Picture Quote #1

My mom was paranoid about my safety Picture Quote #1

Oh, that sound? I’m in the hot tub, reading a novel Picture Quote #1

When people leave, they always seem to scoop themselves out of you Picture Quote #1

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People with good intentions never give up! Picture Quote #1

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist Picture Quote #1

The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness Picture Quote #1

Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book Picture Quote #1

I thought I might write mysteries for the rest of my life Picture Quote #1

An urban novelist never minds a little decay Picture Quote #1

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Candy is my fuel. Ice cream, too Picture Quote #1

English majors understand human nature better than economists do Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes, a novel is like a train: the first chapter is a comfortable seat in an attractive carriage, and the narrative speeds up. But there are other sorts of trains, and other sorts of novels. They rush by in the dark; passengers framed in the lighted windows are smiling and enjoying themselves (Jane Smiley Quotes) A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes- and it will come- may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or the belief system (Jane Smiley Quotes) I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty (Jane Smiley Quotes) Novelists never have to footnote (Jane Smiley Quotes) Writing novels is an essentially amateur activity (Jane Smiley Quotes) You know that the urge for revenge is a fact of marital life (Jane Smiley Quotes) Love is a general emotion. Marriage is exactingly specific (Jane Smiley Quotes) Not every novel that wants to be a tragedy gets to be one (Jane Smiley Quotes) Respect and fear are two different things (Jane Smiley Quotes) My mom was paranoid about my safety (Jane Smiley Quotes) Oh, that sound? I’m in the hot tub, reading a novel (Jane Smiley Quotes) When people leave, they always seem to scoop themselves out of you (Jane Smiley Quotes) People with good intentions never give up! (Jane Smiley Quotes) Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist (Jane Smiley Quotes) The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness (Jane Smiley Quotes) Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book (Jane Smiley Quotes) I thought I might write mysteries for the rest of my life (Jane Smiley Quotes) An urban novelist never minds a little decay (Jane Smiley Quotes) Candy is my fuel. Ice cream, too (Jane Smiley Quotes) English majors understand human nature better than economists do (Jane Smiley Quotes)