Quote by Jane Smiley
I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty. – Jane Smiley

Other quotes by Jane Smiley

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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Experience
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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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Marriage
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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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alone
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Other Quotes from
War
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I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind. – Thomas Jefferson

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War

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil. – George Orwell

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War

When I was a youngster growing up in South Dakota, we never referred to the national debt, it was always referred to as the war debt because it stemmed from World War I. – George McGovern

Category:
War

I remember the 80s being about the Cold War and Reagan and the homeless problem and AIDS. To me, it was kind of a dark, depressing time. – John Cusack

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War

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There is too much government today. Weve got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people. – Ray Bradbury

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Government

All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. Im very proud to be the first winner here in India. – Sebastian Vettel

Category:
car

Architecture is basically a container of something. I hope they will enjoy not so much the teacup, but the tea. – Yoshio Taniguchi

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architecture

A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure. – Lee Segall

Category:
Philosophical