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Jane Smiley Quotes

A love story, at least a convincing one, requires three elements - the lover, the beloved, and the adventures they have together.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: September 26, 1949

Topics

Love Together Story Three Love Story

There was always a lot of American music in England until, obviously when the Beatles came around, then there was a shift towards English music, but before then American music was the main thing.

Music American Always English Shift

I like the aesthetics of the Church.

There is an army of the informed wanting to be more informed.

Army More Informed Wanting

As a European filmmaker, you can not make a genre film seriously. You can only make a parody.

You Seriously Filmmaker Film Only

I don't think you can ever assess your work. I don't think Turgenev could assess his any more than I can assess mine, and his didn't have a social impact as much as great literary impact.

Work Great Think Impact You I Can

I'm not that guy that blows deadlines anymore.

Guy Deadlines Anymore Blows

If you are going to have any chance of replicating life, you need to live it.

Life Live Chance You Need Going

I pointed out that the Atlanta Olympic bomber - as well as Timothy McVeigh and the people who protest against gay rights at military funerals - are Christians but we journalists don't identify them by their religion.

Religion People Gay Atlanta Military

I didn't go to many movies. My mom would make a family outing and bring chicken in the theater. Smell up the whole place. The most impactful movies were 'Godfather II' and 'Scarface'. I loved the human complexity, and those movies are so well shot. Cinematic greatness. I really stopped going in my early twenties.

Family Greatness Mom Loved Early Go

One thing that I think never goes out of style is just purity. Niceness and purity. And the Muppets have never lost that. Kermit especially is just wide-eyed wonder, unblinking. And he can't blink. Which I think probably helps.

Style Think Wonder Lost Never Out

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a shield.

Growth Best Achievement Healthy Same

Every game I've ever played, regardless if it was pre-season or Super Bowl, meant the same to me, and I laid it all on the line.

Me Game Super Bowl Same Line Bowl

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