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

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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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If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then to write novels is to broadcast the various stages of your foolishness. – Jane Smiley

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Im always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an out of body experience. – Dave Brubeck

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Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain decisions you dont have to make when youre writing. – Charlie Kaufman

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My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what that light was wherein it was bathed… And thus, with the flash of one hurried glance, it attained to the vision of That Which Is. – Saint Augustine

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No mans knowledge here can go beyond his experience. – John Locke

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Grumbling is the death of love. – Marlene Dietrich

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Every man is as heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Three chords and the truth – thats what a country song is. – Willie Nelson

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One must not make oneself cheap here – that is a cardinal point – or else one is done. Whoever is most impertinent has the best chance. – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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