It seems very safe to me to be surrounded by green growing things and water. Barbara Kingsolver greengrowsafe Change image and share on social
I've always seen the world through the eyes of a scientist. I love the predictable outcomes that science gives us, the control over the world that that can render. Barbara Kingsolver controleyehave Change image and share on social
To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another that is surely the basic instinct - crying out: High tide! Time to move out into the glorious debris. Time to take this life for what it is! Barbara Kingsolver basiccrydebris Change image and share on social
Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still. Barbara Kingsolver colddoghead Change image and share on social
Pain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier. Barbara Kingsolver electricalglacierheart Change image and share on social
I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other. And living on the border between Mexico and the U.S. for so many years gave me a lot of insight into that. Barbara Kingsolver borderchipculture share on social
Most of my books have been about the complex ways an individual depends on community. Barbara Kingsolver bookcommunitycomplex Change image and share on social
Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin. Barbara Kingsolver complicatememoryrelative 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
Nonfiction requires enormous discipline. You construct the terms of your story, and then you stick to them. Barbara Kingsolver constructdisciplineenormous Change image and share on social
