Because I write fiction that is based in the real world, it’s going to lead people into some of the modern dilemmas and concerns and even catastrophes that they will think about in a new way.
BARBARA KINGSOLVER
For Lou Ann, life itself was a life-threatening enterprise.
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Because I write fiction that is based in the real world, it’s going to lead people into some of the modern dilemmas and concerns and even catastrophes that they will think about in a new way.
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I’ve about decided that’s the main thing that separates happy people from the other people: the feeling that you’re a practical item, with a use, like a sweater or a socket wrench.
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I had decided early on that if I couldn’t dress elegant, I’d dress memorable.
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Our childhood had passed over into history overnight. The transition was unnoticed by anyone but ourselves.
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I learned to produce whether I wanted to or not. It would be easy to say oh, I have writer’s block, oh, I have to wait for my muse. I don’t. Chain that muse to your desk and get the job done.
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People ask without wanting to know.
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What I want is so simple I almost can’t say it: elementary kindness.
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You never knew which split second might be the zigzag bolt dividing all that went before from the everything that comes next.
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If you’re standing in the manure pile, it’s somebody’s job to mention the stink.
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That was when we smelled the rain. It was so strong it seemed like more than just a smell. When we stretched out our hands we could practically feel it rising up from the ground. I don’t know how a person could ever describe that scent.
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For Lou Ann, life itself was a life-threatening enterprise.
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Silence has many advantages…I write and draw in my notebook and I read anything I please.
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There are days when I am envious of my hens: when I hunger for a purpose as perfect and sure as a single daily egg.
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