What did Jane Smiley mean by: When people leave, they always seem to scoop themselves out of you. Jane Smiley Novelist · USA Copy
Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Creation, Existence, Imperfection, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
How will you know a good farmer when you meet him? He will not ask you for any favors. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Independence, Integrity, Work Ethic, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
Good intentions are wicked! As far as I can see, all they lead to are lies and delusions. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Deception, Delusion, Intentions, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
The desire to write a novel is the single required prerequisite for writing a novel. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Desire, prerequisite, Writing, 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
Trollope wrote so many novels and other works that they tend to crowd each other out. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Legacy, Overwhelming, 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
English majors understand human nature better than economists do. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Jane Smiley, Economics, Literature, Psychology, 0 Jane Smiley Novelist · USA
The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
What uniform can I wear to hide my heavy heart? It is too heavy. It will always show. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him. Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President · USA
