Quote by Jane Smiley
When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader

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

Other quotes by Jane Smiley

Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldnt be surprised by the effects of deregulation. – Jane Smiley

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Nature
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I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of lifes mystery and unpredictability, of lifes generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation. – Jane Smiley

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Beauty
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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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Its been quite an experience, being conservative and living in the North East. – Ann Romney

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Experience is the extract of suffering. – Arthur Helps

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Anyone who teaches knows that you dont really experience a text until youve taught it, in loving detail, with an intelligent and responsive class. – Joyce Carol Oates

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Experience

Ive had a fair amount of experience with snakes, and I find them to be pretty honest in terms of how you read their body language and emotions. Theyll tell you when theyre grumpy. Theyll tell you when theyre okay. – Dominic Monaghan

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Much of what is labeled mental illness simply reflects our – George Vaillant

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I and the public know
What all schoolchildren learn,
Those to whom evil is done
Do evil in return. – W. H. Auden

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A man cannot free himself from the past more easily than he can from his own body. – André Maurois

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All I know is it destroyed my family, it destroyed my marriage to Sylvester and I will never get over it. – Brigitte Nielsen

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