“But what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute – for horses.”
"In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire."
- Jane Smiley
Motivation
"In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it."
- Jane Smiley
Motivation
"Leaving any bookstore is hard, especially on a day in August, when the street outside burns and glares, and the books inside are cool and crisp to the touch."
- Jane Smiley
Reflection
"Your sons weren’t made to like you. That’s what grandchildren are for."
- Jane Smiley
Family
"Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book."
- Jane Smiley
Well-being
"It is not what you look like on the outside, but what you are on the inside that counts."
- Beauty and the Beast
Belief
"It is the heart that makes a person beautiful, not the outward appearance."
- Beauty and the Beast
Belief
"The mind is everything. What you think you become."
- Buddha
Belief
"It’s not always possible to do what we want to do, but it’s important to believe in something before you actually do it."
- Might Guy
Belief
"Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it."
- Josephus Daniels
Belief