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Novelists of a conservative or more purely aesthetic bent hold up better on the surface, but their novels go in and out of fashion according to relevance or irrelevance. Jane Smiley aestheticbendconservative Change image and share on social
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. Jane Smiley accomplishmentalzheimeraspiration share on social
'The Good Soldier' is an odd and maybe even unique book. That it is a masterpiece, almost a perfect novel, comes as a repeated surprise even to readers who have read it before. Jane Smiley bookgoodmasterpiece Change image and share on social
It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with. Mary Shelley beginconcentratemind Change image and share on social
The historical novelist has to consider what has actually happened, while the SF writer is dealing in possibilities, but they are both in the business of imagining a world unlike our own and yet connected to it. Pamela Sargent businessconnectdeal share on social
Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay. Doris Day agedecaylevity Change image and share on social
