I like to have a title before I start writing. Sue Monk Kidd starttitlewrite Change image and share on social
I knew from reading about Sarah Grimke that she'd been given a handmaid to be her personal slave and that her name was Hetty. The only other fact I knew about her was that Sarah taught her to read: They conspired in a very subversive way, by locking the door and screening the keyhole. Sue Monk Kidd conspiredoorfact share on social
I think the word 'freedom' is beautiful, not so much in its phonics, but just in the power of the word itself. Sue Monk Kidd beautifulfreedomphonic Change image and share on social
I came to believe that my true identity goes beyond the outer roles I play. It transcends the ego. I came to understand that there is an Authentic 'I' within - an 'I Am,' or divine spark within the soul. Sue Monk Kidd authenticdivineego share on social
Sometimes I was so busy being tuned in to outside ideas, expectations, and demands, I failed to hear the unique music in my soul. I forfeited my ability to listen creatively to my deepest self, to my own God within. Sue Monk Kidd abilitybusycreatively share on social
I think many people need, even require, a narrative version of their life. I seem to be one of them. Writing memoir is, in some ways, a work of wholeness. Sue Monk Kidd lifememoirnarrative Change image and share on social
All I knew about bees when I started to write 'The Secret Life of Bees' was that they can live in a wall of your house, and that they make this incredible thing that I loved. Sue Monk Kidd beehouseincredible Change image and share on social
I sometimes start keeping a journal about the writing process itself. Particularly when I get the ideas, and I am trying to brood over the chaos phase. In writing a novel, you really have to brood over a lot of chaos of ideas and possibilities. Sue Monk Kidd broodchaosidea share on social
Gradually it occurred to me that we spend a great deal of life asleep and that dreams are little narratives, little stories. I thought, 'Who's choreographing this stuff?' Sue Monk Kidd asleepchoreographdeal Change image and share on social
Giving voice to marginalised characters is extremely important to me. I want to explore the pain of disenfranchisement, the social strata and boundaries we create and how to make them more permeable. Sue Monk Kidd boundarycharactercreate Change image and share on social
