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I learned why out riding alone is an oxymoron: An equestrian is ne

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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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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Mom was a smoker. My grandfather was a smoker. My aunts were smokers. My uncles were smokers. I dont know any smokers now, not even my mom. – Jane Smiley

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I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of lifes mystery and unpredictability, of lifes generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation. – Jane Smiley

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Woman must have her freedom, the fundamental freedom of choosing whether or not she will be a mother and how many children she will have. Regardless of what mans attitude may be, that problem is hers – and before it can be his, it is hers alone. – Margaret Sanger

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I love photo sessions. Im alone, Im the queen, everyones taking care of me. – Eva Herzigova

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At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone. – Jean de la Bruyere

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