As a biologist, I can't think of myself as anything but an animal among animals and plant. Barbara Kingsolver animalbiologistplant Change image and share on social
Southern Appalachians have been ridiculed since the country began. In fiction, they're usually depicted in a cartoonish manner. The region is poor, and very suspicious of outsiders, so there's a sort of 'us versus them' situation. They're easy to poke fun at. Barbara Kingsolver appalachianbegincartoonish share on social
What keeps you going isn't some fine destination but just the road you're on, and the fact that you know how to drive. Barbara Kingsolver destinationdrivefact Change image and share on social
I live in a rural part of Virginia surrounded by farms and farmers. Barbara Kingsolver farmfarmerlive Change image and share on social
People in my novels always have terrible problems. If they are not terrible, I make them more terrible. Barbara Kingsolver makenovelpeople Change image and share on social
It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time. Barbara Kingsolver buildmemorysurprise Change image and share on social
The very least you can do in your life is to 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. Barbara Kingsolver admiredistancefigure 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
Most of my books have been about the complex ways an individual depends on community. Barbara Kingsolver bookcommunitycomplex 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
