What did Jane Smiley mean by: Good intentions are wicked! As far as I can see, all they lead to are lies and delusions. Jane Smiley Novelist · USA Copy
+ Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book. Author, July 24, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Smiley, Comfort, Escape, Relaxation, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Conflict, Cruelty, History, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
A theory of creativity is actually just a metaphor. A pool of ideas, a well of memories, a voice. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Creativity, Memory, Metaphor, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
Your sons weren’t made to like you. That’s what grandchildren are for. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Legacy, Parenting, Relationships, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
Men are competent in groups that mimic the playground, incompetent in groups that mimic the family Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Competence, Dynamics, Groups, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
When people leave, they always seem to scoop themselves out of you. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Emptiness, Loss, Pain, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
The one thing … maybe no family could tolerate was things coming out into the open. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Family, Secrets, Transparency, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
+ People with good intentions never give up! Author, November 4, 2023January 2, 2025, Jane Smiley, Optimism, Persistence, Resilience, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
A man has made great progress in cunning when he does not seem too clever to others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible. Frank Herbert Author · USA
A coxcomb is one whom simpletons believe to be a man of merit. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
