Quote by Jane Smiley
In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The

In the traditional urban novel, there is only survival or not. The suburban idea, the conformist idea, that agony can be seen to and cured by doctors or psychoanalysis or self-knowledge is nowhere to be found in the city. Talking is a way of life, but it is not a cure. Same with religion. – Jane Smiley

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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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There can never be such a thing as a free market, because it is human nature to cheat, monopolize, and buy off others so as to corner the market. – Jane Smiley

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When I came home for the summer after my first year of college, I told my mother that my best friend and I were driving to California. She laughed out loud – 2,000 miles in a what? Well, my best friend had an old Chevy. What could go wrong? – Jane Smiley

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My religion centers in different areas than whats considered conventional religion. – Jack Kevorkian

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Next to religion, let your care be to promote justice. – Francis Bacon

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I think theres a difference between God and religion. – Sinead OConnor

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Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. – Pope John Paul II

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No, I dont regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone call, but at the moment I dont regret anything. – William Shatner

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The first one, obviously, was walking into my office at eight oclock in the morning on Wednesday, and being told there was a telephone call saying that there was an incident at Three Mile Island, and that it had shut down and that beyond that we didnt know. – William Scranton

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