The first sentence of a book is a promise. Barbara Kingsolver bookpromisesentence Change image and share on social
My morning begins with trying not to get up before the sun rises. But when I do, it's because my head is too full of words, and I just need to get to my desk and start dumping them into a file. I always wake with sentences pouring into my head. Barbara Kingsolver begindeskdump share on social
What a writer can do, what a fiction writer or a poet or an essay writer can do is re-engage people with their own humanity. Barbara Kingsolver engageessayfiction 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
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
Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers. Barbara Kingsolver bravecouragedeep Change image and share on social
I live in southern Appalachia, so I'm surrounded by people who work very hard for barely a living wage. It's particularly painful that people are working the farms their parents and grandparents worked but aren't living nearly as well. Barbara Kingsolver appalachiabarelyfarm share on social
I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby. Barbara Kingsolver blueclassicalcompete Change image and 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
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
