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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
I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making. Guy Pearce explorationfilmform Change image and share on social
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today. Laurence J. Peter economistexperthappen Change image and share on social
They said I couldn't play anything but an English boy. I knew I could. So I went to New York. Roddy McDowall boyenglishknow Change image and share on social
