Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Barbara Kingsolver
- The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.
- The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.
- She kept swimming out into life because she hadn’t yet found a rock to stand on.
- Listen. Slide the weight from your shoulders and move forward. You are afraid you might forget, but you never will. You will forgive and remember.
- But kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.
- Listen. To live is to be marked. To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I’ve only found sorrow.
- I’ve seen how you can’t learn anything when you’re trying to look like the smartest person in the room.
- I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book.
- Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.
- There is a strange moment in time, after something horrible happens, when you know it’s true, but you haven’t told anyone yet.
Barbara Kingsolver is an American writer known for her compelling novels, essays, and poetry that often explore themes of social justice, environmental issues, and human connections. Born on April 8, 1955, in Annapolis, Maryland, Kingsolver spent her formative years in rural Kentucky, an experience that profoundly influenced her writing.
She graduated from DePauw University with a degree in biology and worked as a science writer before pursuing fiction. Her breakout novel, “The Bean Trees” (1988), introduced readers to her distinctive storytelling style, often interweaving social and political issues with engaging narratives.
Kingsolver’s best-known work, “The Poisonwood Bible” (1998), is a critically acclaimed novel that delves into the experiences of a missionary family in the Congo. This novel, like many of her others, examines complex moral and cultural dilemmas.
Her writing has earned numerous awards, including the National Humanities Medal, the Orange Prize for Fiction, and the James Beard Award for Food Writing. Kingsolver’s commitment to environmentalism is also reflected in works like “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,” a non-fiction narrative detailing her family’s experiences eating locally and sustainably for a year.
With her eloquent prose and thought-provoking storytelling, Kingsolver continues to captivate readers while also advocating for social and environmental causes.
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