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Barbara Kingsolver Quotes

Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.

Barbara Kingsolver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: April 8, 1955

Topics

Truth Memory Complicated Relative

I don't feel tentative when I start to write. I've usually thought about a novel or novella for several years and created a lot of juice and density and energy by that time so by the time I get ready to go, I just let 'er fling, you know.

Time Start Energy Thought Feel You

From the dust of the earth, from the common elementary fund, the Creator has made Homo sapiens. From the same material he has made every other creature, however noxious and insignificant to us. They are earth-born companions and our fellow mortals.

Earth Same Dust Creator Us Common

I went to school, I got good marks, I had a very low key after-school job, and I spent a lot of time watching 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Dawson's Creek.'

Good Time Job School Key Watching

Teachers are expendable, overworked, underpaid, and many times disrespected by students, parents and higher-ups. Nonetheless, these teachers still show up because there are some who are teachers indeed.

Parents Teachers Up Students Show

For what Ronaldo's achieved, he's amazing; he's a great team-mate.

Great Amazing He Achieved

I grew up in Washington State and then eventually found my way back to Iowa City for grad school.

School City Back Washington Way Up

I really believed that Mike Huckabee had a vision for our country, and the more I was around him the more I was impressed by this man.

Vision Man Country More Him Our

I still think there's a big part of the population that has a lot of misinformation about sharks. But I think it's beginning to change a little bit. As good information about sharks permeates popular culture, things may start to change.

Change Good Culture Beginning Start

It took them only an instant to cut of that head, but it is unlikely that a hundred years will suffice to reproduce a singular one.

Antoine Lavoisier

Will Years Head Cut Only Instant

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

Anthony Kennedy

Democracy Generation Learn You Must

The American president isn't just the American president. He's going to be the leader of the whole Western world, you know? You got a pretty big responsibility.

Leader Responsibility World American

A 'no flex zone' is an area where a lot of people can be themselves, live their life, get their money.

Life Live Money People Get Zone

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