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
One doesn't have to pursue unhappiness. It comes to you. You come into the world screaming. You cry when you're born because your lungs expand. You breathe. I think that's really kind of significant. You come into the world crying, and it's a sign that you're alive. Jamaica Kincaid alivebearbreathe share on social
When once I got to America I fell in love with hippie culture, and I've always wanted to live in the country and grow organic vegetables. Jamaica Kincaid americacountryculture Change image and share on social
People only say I'm angry because I'm black and I'm a woman. But all sorts of people write with strong feeling, the way I do. Jamaica Kincaid angryblackfelt 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 grew up in a place where books were very, very scarce, and I loved to read. I used to read the writing on my breakfast Ovaltine over and over again because it was in front of me, and I couldn't help but read anything that was in front of me. Jamaica Kincaid bookbreakfastfront share on social
What distinguished my life from my brother's is that my mother didn't like me. When I became a woman, I seemed to repel her. Jamaica Kincaid brotherdistinguishlife Change image and share on social
I can write anywhere. I actually wrote more than I ever did when I had small children. My children were never a hindrance. Jamaica Kincaid childhindrancesmall Change image and share on social
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
One of the things reading does, it makes your loneliness manageable if you are an essentially lonely person. Jamaica Kincaid essentiallylonelinesslonely Change image and share on social
