The most assiduous task of parenting is to divine the difference between boundaries and bondage.
BARBARA KINGSOLVERBecause I could not stop for death he kindly stopped for me, or paused at least to strike a glancing blow with his sky-blue mouth as he passed.
More Barbara Kingsolver Quotes
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I concentrate on character, theme, language, structure, voice. It actually surprises me that no matter what I write, people declare it “intently political.” I’m just writing about the world I know, as it is. Wounds and griefs included.
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Anybody can get worked up, if they have the intention. It’s peacefulness that is hard to come by on purpose.
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All of the promises of politicians, generals, madmen, and crusaders that war can create peace have yet to be borne out.
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He needs to go rub his soul against life.
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When I want to take God at his word exactly, I take a peep out the window at His creation. Because that, darling, He makes fresh for us everyday.
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It’s frightening when things you love appear suddenly changed from what you have always known.
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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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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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It’s one thing to carry your life wherever you go. Another thing to always go looking for it somewhere else.
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We’re surrounded by mandates, and I believe that literature should be mandate-free. I feel very strongly about that.
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The way I see it, a person isn’t nothing more than a scarecrow… The only difference between one that stands up good and one that blows over is what kind of a stick they’re stuck up there on.
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Height isn’t something you can have and just let be, like nice teeth or naturally curly hair. People have this idea you have to put it to use, playing basketball, for example, or observing the weather up there. If you are a girl, they feel a particular need to point your height out to you, as if you might not have noticed.
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There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.
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I prefer to remain anomalous.
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The first steps toward stewardship are awareness, appreciation, and the selfish desire to have the things around for our kids to see. Presumably the unselfish motives will follow as we wise up.
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