304 Quotes by Jane Smiley

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    But she could only remember that it was good, not how it felt.

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    Hmmph, said Mrs. Walker, or rather, without speaking, she launched this hmmph into the air of the room and allowed it to float there.

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    I learned why out riding alone is an oxymoron: An equestrian is never alone, is always sensing the other being, the mysterious but also understandable living being that is the horse.

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    Not every novel that wants to be a tragedy gets to be one.

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    I was an only child. I've known only children. From this experience I do believe that the children should outnumber the parents.

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    In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reason or principle contain it or stand against it.

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    There is no way to tell non-horsey people that the companionship of a horse is not like that of a dog, or a cat, or a person.

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