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
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
I suppose you could say I love outlaw American culture. Jamaica Kincaid americanculturelove 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
