Jane Smiley Quotes

In his 30 years of broadcasting and publishing fiction, Garrison Keillor has set the laugh bar pretty high.

Jane Smiley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don't.

Joan Chen

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My earlier award was also based on a close collaborative effort.

John Bardeen

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Sarcasm doesn't translate in print at all.

Megan Fox

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I returned from my last L.A. visit to find myself tipping the scales like Homer Simpson when he tries to gain enough weight to qualify as disabled to be allowed to work from home. All I was missing was his kaftan and Fat Guy Hat. So, I decided it was time to diet.

John Niven

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'Shortly Thereafter' chronicles all the aspects of an Afghanistan deployment, from the terrors of the unknown that await before leaving, to the perverse thrills and adrenaline rushes found in combat, to the return home to a land and a people now more foreign than the war itself was.

Matt Gallagher

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My greatest hope is that we learn how trauma induces neurodegeneration in susceptible individuals.

Ann McKee

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It's nice that fans want to see me fight. It definitely helps and gets everyone excited. It gets the UFC excited, and they are quick to put me back in there. But I really just focus on myself and getting ready to fight.

Robbie Lawler

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I'm finding that I'm working with more and more Latino artists, and that's exciting.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

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At Julliard, they don't teach you where to move your face for the camera, you know?

Rutina Wesley

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If we're not creating an educated and skilled workforce, there is just no conceivable way that were going to be economically competitive.

Mitch Kapor

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Only among people who think no evil can Evil monstrously flourish.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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A model needs to know how to project herself into the camera.

China Machado

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