Vets do what doctors used to - diagnose the injury or the condition, patch it up as best they can and remind you that these things happen and that in life we are also in the midst of death. Jane Smiley conditiondeathdiagnose Change image and share on social
The thing about Republicans is that they don't care so much about respect, but they love fear, at least in others. Jane Smiley carefearlove Change image and share on social
Mom was a smoker. My grandfather was a smoker. My aunts were smokers. My uncles were smokers. I don't know any smokers now, not even my mom. Jane Smiley auntgrandfathermom Change image and share on social
I gallop and jump and ride young horses with intense pleasure. Jane Smiley gallophorseintense Change image and share on social
If novels and stories are bulletins from the progressive states of ignorance a writer passes through over the years, observations and opinions about horses are all the more so, since horses are more mysterious than life and harder to understand. Jane Smiley bulletinhardhorse share on social
Most of my childhood revolved around wondering when we would be blown up by the Russians. I couldn't stand the news, I knew that if the missile were launched, mortality would arrive in half an hour, so I spent a lot of my childhood feeling that I was 30 minutes from being dead. Jane Smiley arriveblowchildhood share on social
Sinclair Lewis may be ripe for a revival; his books raise several interesting issues of art and fashion. Jane Smiley artbookfashion Change image and share on social
I don't know - is everything the U.S. does a shocking embarrassment? Jane Smiley embarrassmentshock Change image and share on social