Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley
Jane Smileyis an American novelist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992 for her novel A Thousand Acres...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth26 September 1949
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
book reading school
There weren't too many books by women that were taught in school, so I read those on my own, and the books I read were as accessible as the ones we were reading in school.
writing might mystery
I thought I might write mysteries for the rest of my life.
war thinking pieces
I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty.
doe embarrassment shocking
I don't know - is everything the U.S. does a shocking embarrassment?
horse generosity example
I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of life's mystery and unpredictability, of life's generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation.
human-nature economist humans
English majors understand human nature better than economists do.
running horse winning
There is a sociology of horses, as well as a psychology. It is most evident in the world of horse racing, where many horses are gathered together, where year after year, decade after decade, they do the same, rather simple thing - run in races and try to win.
comforting enlightening currents
Another thing I learned is that novels, even those from apparently distant times and places, remain current and enlightening, and also comforting.
reading tubs sound
Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel.
children driving introducing
There are several methods for introducing your children to driving, and all of them are bad. Probably the worst is to put it off.
sports art horse
All equestrians, if they last long enough, learn that riding in whatever form is a lifelong sport and art, an endeavor that is both familiar and new every time you take the horse out of his stall or pasture.
adventure together elements
A love story, at least a convincing one, requires three elements - the lover, the beloved, and the adventures they have together.
hard-work thinking knowing
Somehow, knowing that Alzheimer's is coming mocks all one's aspirations - to tell stories, to think through certain issues as only a novel can do, to be recognised for one's accomplishments and hard work - in a way that old familiar death does not.
country new-york museums
There are hundreds of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings around the United States and in other countries, too. Wright lived into his 90s, and one of his most famous buildings, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, was completed just before his death. Wright buildings look like Wright buildings - that is their paradox.