Jane Smiley

I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated…

I learned why ‘out riding alone’ is an oxymoron: An equestrian is never alone, is…

Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without…

If to live is to progress, if you are lucky, from foolishness to wisdom, then…

English majors understand human nature better than economists do…

When a novel has 200,000 words, then it is possible for the reader to experience…

My mom was paranoid about my safety…

Vets do what doctors used to – diagnose the injury or the condition, patch it up…

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty…

There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings around the United States and in other…

The thing about Republicans is that they don’t care so much about respect, but they…

Mom was a smoker. My grandfather was a smoker. My aunts were smokers. My uncles…

I was an only child. I’ve known only children. From this experience, I do believe…

Somehow, knowing that Alzheimer’s is coming mocks all one’s aspirations – to tell stories, to think…

Respect and fear are two different things…