Jamaica Kincaid Quotes

Everyone who knew me as a child, they say they're not surprised that I became a writer because I wrote all the time. I don't remember writing, because I wouldn't have had the tools, but I think what they are saying is that I would pretend I was a writer.

Jamaica Kincaid

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: May 25, 1949

Topics

TimeChildMeWritingSayingThink

Ideas can be life-changing. Sometimes all you need to open the door is just one more good idea.

Jim Rohn

GoodIdeasDoorYouSometimesNeed

I said, wouldn't it be nice, instead of having these women fight with each other over men, which seems to be more of a cliche, wouldn't it be wonderful if they were the true comrades and it took these men much more time to infiltrate their friendships.

Jennifer Beals

WomenTimeMenFightBe NiceNice

I don't like the fashion world. It's too nasty, too rip-off, too hard. And now it's all Gucci and Prada; it's very difficult to make your own business.

Anita Pallenberg

BusinessWorldFashionGucciNow

The challenge for a nonfiction writer is to achieve a poetic precision using the documents of truth but somehow to make people and places spring to life as if the reader was in their presence.

Simon Schama

LifeTruthChallengeSpringPeople

I always say yes to everything because I always feel that whatever comes my way, life meant for me.

Ruth Bernhard

LifeMeFeelSayWayEverything

When you treat yourself with the kindness and high regard that you would give to one of your spiritual heroes, your body becomes the epicenter of quiet joy rather than a battlefield for the ego.

Debbie Ford

KindnessYourselfSpiritualJoyEgo

My instincts are conservative, but my inclinations are also libertarian.

Christopher Buckley

ConservativeLibertarianInstincts

I am always asked, 'You grew up in Africa?' Every time I introduce a film, or I'm interviewed, 'You grew up in Africa?'

Claire Denis

TimeI AmYouAfricaAlwaysUp

I've made my peace with myself.

Broderick Crawford

MyselfPeaceMade

When faced with a challenge, happy families, like happy people, just add a new chapter to their life story that shows them overcoming the hardship. This skill is particularly important for children, whose identity tends to get locked in during adolescence.

Bruce Feiler

LifeChildrenChallengeIdentity

Oddly enough, I almost never listen to show tunes. But there are some shows I love, like Adam Guettel's 'Floyd Collins.'

Brian Stokes Mitchell

LoveEnoughListenNeverShowLike

A film is not something that can be made over the phone or Skype. Creative people meet, spend time together, and then come up with something.

Arjun Kapoor

TimeTogetherCreativePeoplePhone

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