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Diane Johnson quotes

American Novelist April 28, 1934

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It didn't seem fair that you could not prevent being the object of other people's emotions, you were not safe from their hate--or from their love, for that matter. You were never safe from being invaded by their feelings when you wanted only to be rid of them, free, off, away. Diane Johnson
Diane Johnson quote: "Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor,..."
Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry, and makes it easier to swallow. Diane Johnson
Men are generally more law-abiding than women. Women have the feeling that since they didn't make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them. Diane Johnson
Diane Johnson quote: "Not having to own a car has made me realize what a waste of..."
Not having to own a car has made me realize what a waste of time the automobile is. Diane Johnson
Diane Johnson quote: "Women have the feeling that since they didn't make the rules,..."
Women have the feeling that since they didn't make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them. Diane Johnson
Statuettes of drunken sailors, velvet pictures of island maidens, plastic seashell lamps made in Taiwan. What contempt the people who think up souvenirs have for other people. Diane Johnson
A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme. Diane Johnson
But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it. Diane Johnson
Diane Johnson quote: "A chaplain's biggest gift is to be present and just listen."
A chaplain's biggest gift is to be present and just listen. Diane Johnson

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