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

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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Experience
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Vets do what doctors used to – diagnose the injury or the condition, patch it up as best they can and remind you that these things happen and that in life we are also in the midst of death. – Jane Smiley

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Death
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War
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Officials at the White House are saying that President Bush hasnt changed his schedule much since the war started. The main difference, they say, is that hes started watching the news and taping Sponge Bob. – Conan OBrien

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War

I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it. – George McGovern

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War

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult. – Karl Von Clausewitz

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War

Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war. – Ernest Hemingway

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War

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If you knew that hope and despair were paths to the same destination, which would you choose? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Hope

Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless. – Franz Liszt

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Men

Mike Patton is a genius… It is definitely the hardest music Ive ever played. – Dave Lombardo

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Music

But in every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks. – John Muir, July 1877

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Hiking