Jane Smiley
Born: 01-01-1949
Jane Smiley is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist known for her keen insights into family dynamics and rural life. Born in Los Angeles in 1949, she earned her MFA and PhD from the University of Iowa. Smiley's diverse body of work spans genres, including novels, young adult books, and non-fiction. Her acclaimed novel "A Thousand Acres" reimagines Shakespeare's "King Lear" in a Midwestern setting, showcasing her talent for reinvention and storytelling.
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Quotes
Sometimes it takes a thousand acres to make you feel whole, other times just a patch of sky.
Silence has a loudness of its own.
There's something about being outside at night, under the stars. It's like you're part of something bigger, something eternal.
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.
Sometimes the greatest storms bring out the greatest beauty... Life can be like that too.
Family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are.
Regret is a part of life, but if you don't learn from it, then you've wasted an opportunity.
Love is a wild bird that no one can tame.
The hardest battles are fought in the mind, not on the battlefield.
Sometimes the strongest among us are the ones who smile through silent pain, fight battles nobody knows about.
The beauty of life lies in the little details, the moments we often take for granted.
Life is a tapestry of moments, woven together by threads of joy and sorrow.