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Jane Smiley, an American writer celebrated for her expansive storytelling and richly drawn characters, has captivated readers with her diverse body of work. From intimate family dramas to sweeping historical epics, her novels resonate with emotional depth and narrative complexity, earning her acclaim as one of America's most versatile and accomplished authors.
"Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel."
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"Oh, that sound? I'm in the hot tub, reading a novel."

Reading, Sound
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"I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures."
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"I loved the house the way you would any new house, because it is populated by your future, the family of children who will fill it with noise or chaos and satisfying busy pleasures."

Family, Chaos, Children, Future
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"A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes- and it will come- may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or the belief system."
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"A child who is protected from all controversial ideas is as vulnerable as a child who is protected from every germ. The infection, when it comes- and it will come- may overwhelm the system, be it the immune system or the belief system."

Creativity, Ideas, Belief, May, Will
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"In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it."
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"In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it."

Motivational, Experience, Motivation, Desire
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"Your sons weren't made to like you. That's what grandchildren are for."
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"Your sons weren't made to like you. That's what grandchildren are for."

Family, Sons
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