American - Writer | August 12, 1948 -
People who think dying is the worst thing don't know a thing about life.
Sue Monk Kidd
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I think there must be a place inside of us where dreams go and wait their turn.
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It's always been my hope that I would write a story that would inspire and would connect with people in a way that would touch hearts.
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I eventually found that the soul is more than an immortal commodity to win and save. It is the repository of the inner divine, the truest part of us.
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I never know how to give advice to a writer because there's so much you could say, and it's hard to translate your own experience. But of course, I always try. The main thing that I usually end up saying is to read a lot. To read a great deal and to learn from that.
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Novels attempt to render human experience; that's really all they are. They are meant to convey empathy for the character.
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I've always been a journal-keeper. I've always tried to write about how I'm experiencing life, and my feelings and thoughts.
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Gradually it occurred to me that we spend a great deal of life asleep and that dreams are little narratives, little stories. I thought, 'Who's choreographing this stuff?'
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A lot of time you write out of some unconscious place. I try to trust what is coming and where it wants to take me.
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Gender and race got very entwined in the 19th century, as abolition broke out, and then women wanted the right to speak about it.
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I'm always captivated by stories of women who find a way to be daring - misbehaving women.
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I don't go in search of ideas; I try to let them find me.
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