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. Jane Smiley decadeevidentgather share on social
Combined families often get bad reviews, but the family my children got when they traded away 'the suffocating four-person' nuclear one is one that has benefited all of them. Jane Smiley badbenefitchild Change image and share on social
In his 30 years of broadcasting and publishing fiction, Garrison Keillor has set the laugh bar pretty high. Jane Smiley barbroadcastfiction Change image and share on social
With horses, familiarity breeds comfort. If you haven't been around horses for a while (or ever), the best thing to do is to go to the racetrack, a horse show, a rodeo, or some other horsey activity, and watch the horses. Familiarize yourself with the way they move and behave themselves. Jane Smiley activitybehavebreed share on social
When I came home for the summer after my first year of college, I told my mother that my best friend and I were driving to California. She laughed out loud - 2,000 miles in a what? Well, my best friend had an old Chevy. What could go wrong? Jane Smiley 000californiachevy share on social
Some novelists are luckier than others in the eras of their formative intellectual years, but all Weltanschauungs return, which means that most novelists have at least a chance of a revival. Jane Smiley chanceeraformative Change image and share on social
Your sons weren't made to like you. That's what grandchildren are for. Jane Smiley grandchildmakeson Change image and share on social
The only siblings I have are half-siblings. My nuclear family would have been an extra-suffocating threesome. Instead, I have an interesting brother and sister, in-laws, and darling nephews. Jane Smiley brotherdarlingextra Change image and share on social
A love story, at least a convincing one, requires three elements - the lover, the beloved, and the adventures they have together. Jane Smiley adventurebelovedconvince Change image and share on social
Respect and fear are two different things. Jane Smiley fearrespectthing Change image and share on social