Everything you’re sure is right can be wrong in another place.
BARBARA KINGSOLVERI’ve seen how you can’t learn anything when you’re trying to look like the smartest person in the room.
More Barbara Kingsolver Quotes
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You can’t replace people you love with other people…But you can trust that you’re not going to run out of people to love.
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I don’t bring expectations to any of my books. I don’t tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.
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In a world as wrong as this one, all we can do is make things as right as we can.
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Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.
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Wherever I am, let me never forget to distinguish want from need
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School is about two parts ABCs to fifty parts Where Do I Stand in the Great Pecking Order of Humankind.
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I grew up aware of all the people I depended on and who depended on me.
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Like kids who only ever get socks for Christmas, but still believe with all their hearts in Santa.
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I had decided early on that if I couldn’t dress elegant, I’d dress memorable.
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Nothing to do with nature, unless you count human nature.
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If it’s important, your heart remembers.
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Eaters must understand, how we eat determines how the world is used.
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A flower is a plant’s way of making love.
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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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High fashion has the shelf life of potato salad. And when past its prime, it is similarly deadly.
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