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Quote by Jane Smiley

“Every first draft is perfect because all the first draft has to do is exist.”

Author

Jane Smiley is an accomplished American novelist known for her profound character development and rich imagination. Her works span a variety of literary genres, including historical fiction, contemporary life, and children's literature. Her novels, such as 'A Thousand Acres' and 'Bluebird', have received widespread acclaim. more

“Morse found it nerve-wracking to cross the St. Jude grounds just as school was being dismissed, because he felt that if he smiled at the uniformed Catholic children they might think he was a wacko or pervert and if he didn't smile they might think he was an old grouch made bitter by the world, which surely, he felt, by certain yardsticks, he was. Sometimes he wasn't entirely sure that he wasn't even a wacko of sorts, although certainly he wasn't a pervert. Of that he was certain. Or relatively certain. Being overly certain, he was relatively sure, was what eventually made one a wacko.”

Friendliness Weirdos Eccentrics Perverts Catholic Schools Grouchiness Wackos

Book:Pastoralia

Source: Pastoralia

“nothing says “protecting women from perverts” like incessantly inquiring about someone’s genitals”

Terf Transgender Women Perverts Transwomen Protecting Women Terves

Author:Rachel Charlton-Dailey

“Here is what it was like: it was like coming across a haughty woman with no clothes on strolling across her lawn in the early morning, like you’re just a perverted squirrel in the bushes and that’s why she’s doing it in the first place. You’re just the prop and the audience and the fall guy rolled into one.”

Pride Nudity Squirrels Exhibitionism Audiences Perverts Fall Guys

Book:Idle Grounds

Source: Idle Grounds

“There's a brief moment of silence for what we've lost. And in that moment, it ends. Finally. The past of us officially comes to an end.”