Time is the element that controls the consciousness, the very being of the people. Jamaica Kincaid consciousnesscontrolelement Change image and share on social
I suppose you could say I love outlaw American culture. Jamaica Kincaid americanculturelove Change image and share on social
I think life is difficult and that's that. I am not at all - absolutely not at all - interested in the pursuit of happiness. I am not interested in the pursuit of positivity. I am interested in pursuing a truth, and the truth often seems to be not happiness but its opposite. Jamaica Kincaid absolutelydifficulthappiness 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 to be in my pajamas all day. Sometimes I don't wash for days because I like to read and sit around. I like to eat in bed. Jamaica Kincaid beddayeat Change image and 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
I have no credentials. I have no money. I literally come from a poor place. I was a servant. I dropped out of college. The next thing you know I'm writing for the 'New Yorker,' I have this sort of life, and it must seem annoying to people. Jamaica Kincaid annoycollegecredential share on social
Everyone who knew me as a child, they say they're not surprised that I became a writer because I wrote all the time. I don't remember writing, because I wouldn't have had the tools, but I think what they are saying is that I would pretend I was a writer. Jamaica Kincaid childknowpretend 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
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
