American - Writer | August 12, 1948 -
I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process.
Sue Monk Kidd
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My stories have a deep spiritual core because I have a deep desire to understand things of the spirit, but yet I don't think I've written these stories from any kind of specific religious agenda because I don't think that would work.
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I like to have a title before I start writing.
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I first saw 'The Dinner Party' in 2007 at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. While perusing the Heritage Panels, which honor 999 women who have made important contributions to Western history, I came upon the names of two sisters, Sarah and Angelina Grimke.
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Due to the sweeping time frame and the voices moving back and forth, the outline for 'The Invention of Wings' was the strangest one I've ever done. I created six large, separate outlines, one for each part of the book, and hung them around my study.
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Writing in the voice of an American slave felt like I was biting off something very large.
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I have an old dog named Lily, and she's a black lab.
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'Traveling with Pomegranates' is a very personal, very honest story about my relationship with my daughter and Ann's with her mother.
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I'm a big believer in the way ritual can put us in connection with our spirituality.
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Every writer has their rituals. For me, it's morning walks along the beach. And then, in my study I have a huge painting of the Black Madonna hung over my desk, and quite a few pictures of Mary around me for inspiration.
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I have an affinity for writing in the first person. I love the intimacy of being dropped inside the character.
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Reading was a huge part of my life as a child - we were a family of storytellers.
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