Quote by Jane Smiley
Somehow, knowing that Alzheimers is coming mocks all ones aspirati

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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In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. – Jane Smiley

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Experience
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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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Death
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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. Its the transition thats troublesome. – Isaac Asimov

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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. – Willa Cather

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Death

We weep over the graves of infants and the little ones taken from us by death but an early grave may be the shortest way to heaven. – Tryon Edwards

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Death

Our life dreams the Utopia. Our death achieves the Ideal. – Victor Hugo

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I would like it to be a legal requirement for all businesses to be linked to a charity. – Arabella Weir

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A history in which every particular incident may be true may on the whole be false. – Thomas Babington Macaulay

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