Literature sucks you into another psyche. So the creation of empathy necessarily influences how you'll behave to other people. Barbara Kingsolver behavecreationempathy Change image and share on social
I don't understand how any good art could fail to be political. Barbara Kingsolver artfailgood Change image and share on social
Most every book I bring into the world is like birthing a baby; it's a lot of effort! Barbara Kingsolver babybirthingbook Change image and share on social
Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else's pain is as meaningful as your own. Barbara Kingsolver capacityempathylose Change image and share on social
It's a funny thing: people often ask how I discipline myself to write. I can't begin to understand the question. For me, the discipline is turning off the computer and leaving my desk to do something else. Barbara Kingsolver begincomputerdesk share on social
When you pick up a novel from the bed side table, you put down your own life at the same time and you become another person for the duration. Barbara Kingsolver beddurationlife Change image and share on social
Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain. Barbara Kingsolver fountainhopepenny Change image and share on social
It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer. Barbara Kingsolver controversialcouragedread Change image and share on social
I know I'm a rare person, a trained scientist who writes fiction, because so few contemporary novelists engage with science. Barbara Kingsolver contemporaryengagefiction Change image and share on social
I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the future and my attachment to it. I can't imagine what kind of writer I'd be if I didn't have my kids. Barbara Kingsolver attachmentcharactercount share on social
