Jane Smiley Quotes

When 'The Awakening' was published it was considered so scandalous it was banned in the author's home-town library, and she herself was barred from the Fine Arts Club in the same city. What the novel has to offer, among other things, is honesty.

Jane Smiley

Quotes to Explore

It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency.

Walter Becker Steely Dan
- Music
- Like
- Consistency
If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal.

Ingrid Newkirk
- Earth
- Change
- Day
You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.

Nathan Fillion
- Pride
- Goofy
- Embarrass
Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.

A. R. Ammons
- Poetry
- Years
- Living
The antagonism between the poet and the politician has generally been evident in all cultures.

Salvatore Quasimodo
- Poet
- Politician
- Cultures
Every time a blast happens, people ask, 'But why would someone do this?' Weirdly, it hasn't been answered well anywhere - neither in fiction nor non-fiction.

Karan Mahajan
- People
- Time
- Why