Famous Jane Smiley Quotes

  • Almonds. Apricots. Avocadoes. Some peaches I don’t know. Grapefruit. Lemones. Probably oranges. – Jane Smiley

    Almonds. Apricots. Avocadoes. Some peaches I don’t know. Grapefruit. Lemones. Probably oranges.– Jane Smiley

  • This is true, at the least, that no veil of beauty hides the evils from our sight. – Jane Smiley

    This is true, at the least, that no veil of beauty hides the evils from our sight.– Jane Smiley

  • Evil people must spread their evil everywhere. – Jane Smiley

    Evil people must spread their evil everywhere.– Jane Smiley

  • In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. – Jane Smiley

    In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it.– Jane Smiley

  • Every spot on earth is particular, detailed, and incomprehensibly complex. – Jane Smiley

    Every spot on earth is particular, detailed, and incomprehensibly complex.– Jane Smiley

  • The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness. – Jane Smiley

    The fundamental condition of childhood is powerlessness.– Jane Smiley

  • Had I faced all the facts It seemed like I had but actually you never know just by remembering how many there were to have faced. – Jane Smiley

    Had I faced all the facts It seemed like I had but actually you never know just by remembering how many there were to have faced.– Jane Smiley

  • My mind is like a room where the door swings free in the breeze, and many visitors come and go and stay and vanish as they will. – Jane Smiley

    My mind is like a room where the door swings free in the breeze, and many visitors come and go and stay and vanish as they will.– Jane Smiley

  • Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book. – Jane Smiley

    Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.– Jane Smiley