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Barbara Kingsolver Quotes

It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.

Barbara Kingsolver

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Courage Political You Write Fiction

In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Nature Connection Never See Anything

It's not always caving to pressure: Sometimes criticism hits close to home; sometimes criticism changes our minds about something we've put out into the world.

Home World Criticism Pressure Minds

My attention span has never been on point - in school as well - unless I'm very, very, very into something.

School Attention Never Point Well

I think that people are looking beyond the wig. I think they are saying, This isn't just a costume; there's a person behind this. If this costume, this character, this person has this kind courage? Why don't we share that?

Character Courage People Saying Kind

I don't spend time wondering what might be next; I just focus on trying to savor every day.

Trisha Yearwood

Time Focus Day Trying Every Day

I started out in the theater when I was a young actor, so I've always tried to move from one medium to the other.

Young Actor Always Out Started Move

If you take a Baroque commode and put a Baroque clock on top of it, maybe it is not so interesting as when you put a computer on top of it. Then you see both items in a new way.

Interesting You New Way Clock Top

Being an outsider makes you a really good writer.

Good You Outsider Being Writer

Working with Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greatest highlights of my whole life. It was such an incredible opportunity for me.

Life Opportunity Me Greatest Working

I'm not a writing group member, not a joiner in that way. I don't seek a wide swath of feedback.

Writing Feedback Group Way Seek

I think I'd like to be able to heal people's pain, whether it is hunger, loneliness or whatever.

Brandi Chastain

Loneliness Pain People Think Hunger

In the aftermath of September 11th, it is critical to secure our borders.

Borders September Critical Secure

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