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People use that as a measuring stick of how this guy handles adversity, ... It wasn't losing a coupl...
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It's definitely scary. Every now and then it kind of brings you to reality. I mean, obviously offens...
JUSTIN SMILEY
It seems like we're light-years better than we were last year. I was wondering, 'What is the differe...
JUSTIN SMILEY
I think he's taking it pretty well, but I know it's tough.
JUSTIN SMILEY
With any novel that you begin, you can't foresee how difficult or easy it's going to be, and...
JANE SMILEY
accepted his idea that the audience for a quality novel might not be large enough to support the aut...
JANE SMILEY
It's pure hackwork. ... Here it is: I produce fast, I can do it on a deadline, and I usually have so...
JANE SMILEY
We watched the swimmers and sunbathers and I thought about this. Had I faced all the facts? It seeme...
JANE SMILEY
...and that's how the tournament started, the Million Dollar World Series of Monopoly...

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JANE SMILEY
Growth can't be constrained when the journey unfolds naturally and we are open to possibility and un...
BRIDGET GEEGAN BLANTON
I just feel so fortunate, A, that I'm able to talk to people and B, keep in contact with my real...
KIRBY BLISS BLANTON
I don't read much fiction because I already read a lot of scripts, so I want to learn about the ...
KIRBY BLISS BLANTON