I loved Charlotte Bronte when I was little, and I wanted to be Charlotte Bronte the way people want to be a princess. Jamaica Kincaid brontecharlottelove Change image and share on social
It is true that I am a writer, and I was married to a composer, and I have lived in a small village in New England, but my children are not named Heracles and Persephone, and my daughter doesn't disappear underground every six months and emerge in the spring. Jamaica Kincaid childcomposerdaughter share on social
I think in many ways the problem that my writing would have with an American reviewer is that Americans find difficulty very hard to take. They are inevitably looking for a happy ending. Jamaica Kincaid americandifficultyend Change image and share on social
Children like their mothers especially to be standing still and watching them, even if they are sleeping. At least that's how I felt. There's nothing wrong with the self-interest of children; it's just the way they are. Jamaica Kincaid childfeltinterest share on social
The garden has taught me to live, to appreciate the times when things are fallow and when they're not. Jamaica Kincaid fallowgardenlive Change image and share on social
I like melancholy. I like to pretend that I'm alone in the world and I'm just sort of abandoned. Jamaica Kincaid abandonmelancholypretend Change image and share on social
I love planting. I love digging holes, putting plants in, tapping them in. And I love weeding, but I don't like tidying up the garden afterwards. Jamaica Kincaid diggardenhole Change image and share on social
When I'm writing, I think about the garden, and when I'm in the garden I think about writing. I do a lot of writing by putting something in the ground. Jamaica Kincaid gardengrindlot Change image and share on social
When I write nonfiction, it's always absolutely true. There will be no moment in my nonfiction where I have made something up and have to apologize to the bullying hostess of a talk show. Jamaica Kincaid absolutelyapologizebully Change image and share on social