I have a photograph of myself when I was 2 years of age, and I don't recognize the person in the photograph. She doesn't look anything like me, and I can't find any trace of her in me physically. And yet I remember her very, very well - even her anxiety. Jamaica Kincaid ageanxietyfind 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
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
I used to want to be a backup singer. Not a lead singer, because I really can't sing. Jamaica Kincaid backupleadsing Change image and 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
Time is the element that controls the consciousness, the very being of the people. Jamaica Kincaid consciousnesscontrolelement Change image and share on social
People don't make changes because things are wonderful. Jamaica Kincaid makepeoplething Change image and share on social
I come from a little island with the Caribbean Sea on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. I come from, really, nowhere, and for me, the fiction and the nonfiction, creative or otherwise, all come from the same place. Jamaica Kincaid atlanticcaribbeancreative share on social
Race is not particularly interesting to me. Power is. Who has power and who doesn't. Slavery interests me because it's an incredible violation that has not stopped. It's necessary to talk about that. Race is a diversion. Jamaica Kincaid diversionincredibleinterest share on social
At the time I was taught to read, it was an Eden-like time of my life. My mother adored me. Everyone adored me. So I associate reading with enormous pleasure. Jamaica Kincaid adoreassociateeden Change image and share on social
