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Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark up

Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldnt be surprised by the effects of deregulation. – Jane Smiley

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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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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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Destruction, hence, like creation, is one of Natures mandates. – Marquis de Sade

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The thing that gave me the most pain in life, psychologically, and it gave me tremendous pain psychologically, is mans disrespect for nature. – Joni Mitchell

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The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected. – Henry David Thoreau

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