Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.
BARBARA KINGSOLVER
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there are people who read my work and accuse me of being political! As far as I’m concerned that’s like accusing a dog of having a bark!
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Tall and straight I may appear, but I will always be Ada inside. A crooked little person trying to tell the truth. The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes
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If you want sweet dreams, you’ve got to live a sweet life.
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Listen. Slide the weight from your shoulders and move forward. You are afraid you might forget, but you never will. You will forgive and remember.
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Nothing to do with nature, unless you count human nature.
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…nothing momentous comes in this world unless it comes on the shoulders of kindness.
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Once you start cooking, one thing leads to another. A new recipe is as exciting as a blind date. A new ingredient, heaven help me, is an intoxicating affair.
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The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for!
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A certain feeling comes from throwing your good life away, and it is one part rapture.
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It is harrowing for me to try to teach 20-year-old students, who earnestly want to improve their writing. The best I can think to tell them is: Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise.
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The happiest people are the ones with the most community.
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The loudest sound on earth, she thought, is a man with nothing to do.
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