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

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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I learned why out riding alone is an oxymoron: An equestrian is never alone, is always sensing the other being, the mysterious but also understandable living being that is the horse. – Jane Smiley

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If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then to write novels is to broadcast the various stages of your foolishness. – Jane Smiley

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Wisdom
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Somehow, knowing that Alzheimers is coming mocks all ones aspirations – to tell stories, to think through certain issues as only a novel can do, to be recognised for ones accomplishments and hard work – in a way that old familiar death does not. – Jane Smiley

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Marriage, in life, is like a duel in the midst of a battle. – Edmond About

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Ive always been wary of marriage. – Cynthia Nixon

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New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. Its not just a residual of life its a part of life. Music is at every major milestone of our life: birth, marriage, death. Its our culture. – Wendell Pierce

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I love John Irvings stuff. Its that marriage of comedy and tragedy. Its really terrific. – Jeff Bridges

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Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose. – Herbie Hancock

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The further a mathematical theory is developed, the more harmoniously and uniformly does its construction proceed, and unsuspected relations are disclosed between hitherto separated branches of the science. – David Hilbert

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The only kind of seafood I trust is the fish stick, a totally featureless fish that doesnt have eyeballs or fins. – Dave Barry

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