“English majors understand human nature better than economists do.”
— Jane Smiley
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There can never be such a thing
“There can never be such a thing as a free market, because it is human nature to cheat, monopolize, and buy off others so as to corner the market.”
— Jane Smiley
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In December 1998, I considered myself an
“In December 1998, I considered myself an expert on love. I was almost a year into a relationship, one that had grown more slowly than I had wished, but once it flowered it was much more stimulating than any marriage or relationship I had known.”
— Jane Smiley
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There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright
“There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings around the United States and in other countries, too. Wright lived into his 90s, and one of his most famous buildings, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, was completed just before his death. Wright buildings look like Wright buildings – that is their paradox.”
— Jane Smiley
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My mom was paranoid about my safety.
“My mom was paranoid about my safety.”
— Jane Smiley
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When a novel has 200000 words, then
“When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader to experience 200,000 delights, and to turn back to the first page of the book and experience them all over again, perhaps more intensely.”
— Jane Smiley
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Category: experience
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I loved the house the way you
“I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures.”
— Jane Smiley
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Category: family
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There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright
“There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings around the United States and in other countries, too. Wright lived into his 90s, and one of his most famous buildings, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, was completed just before his death. Wright buildings look like Wright buildings – that is their paradox.”
— Jane Smiley
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When I came home for the summer
“When I came home for the summer after my first year of college, I told my mother that my best friend and I were driving to California. She laughed out loud – 2,000 miles in a what? Well, my best friend had an old Chevy. What could go wrong?”
— Jane Smiley
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In the traditional urban novel, there is
“In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The suburban idea, the conformist idea, that agony can be seen to and cured by doctors or psychoanalysis or self-knowledge is nowhere to be found in the city. Talking is a way of life, but it is not a cure. Same with religion.”
— Jane Smiley
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Category: religion
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