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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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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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Death
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I was an only child. Ive known only children. From this experience, I do believe that the children should outnumber the parents. – Jane Smiley

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

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War
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Communism, like any other revealed religion, is largely made up of prophecies. – H. L. Mencken

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Religion

I wanted to show how a man of sensitive and noble character, born for religion, comes to throw off the orthodoxies of his day and moment, and to go out into the wilderness where all is experiment, and spiritual life begins again. – Mary Augusta Ward

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Religion

So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma. – Christy Turlington

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Religion

An Inuit hunter asked the local missionary priest: “If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?” “No,” said the priest, “not if you did not know.” “Then why,” asked the Inuit earnestly, “did you tell me?” – Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

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Religion

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That which proves too much, proves nothing! – Proverb

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It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations. – Walter Bagehot

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I dont come from a famous family and dont have this detachment from everyday people and everyday life. Im just doing my job and the attention that comes with it is part of the territory. – Ed Westwick

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Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside. – Dr. Melba Colgrove

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