I eventually found that the soul is more than an immortal commodity to win and save. It is the repository of the inner divine, the truest part of us. Sue Monk Kidd commoditydivineeventually Change image and share on social
I grew up in Georgia, in a small town in the southwest corner of Georgia, actually, called Sylvester. Sue Monk Kidd callcornergeorgia Change image and share on social
'The Secret Life of Bees' was my first novel, so I had no process. I was flying by the seat of my pants, as they say, trying to understand how I, as a novelist, would work with story. Sue Monk Kidd beeflylife Change image and share on social
I grew up in the American South and came of age in the 1960s, an incredibly turbulent time. It was as if the seams of American life were being ripped apart with riots and protests. Sue Monk Kidd 1960sageamerican Change image and share on social
We have to learn not to feel guilty about letting our imagination browse around, and you know, in writing fiction particularly. But I think, in any kind of writing, we have to learn to allow ourselves to approach it in a contemplative way. Sue Monk Kidd approachbrowsecontemplative share on social
On weekends, I sit in a lounge chair on my balcony. I love to be outside when the weather's right. I can stay there pretty much all day. Sue Monk Kidd balconychairday Change image and share on social
I prefer to read print books. Maybe I'm just a little old-school. I do read e-books. Sue Monk Kidd bookpreferprint Change image and share on social
I have an affinity for writing in the first person. I love the intimacy of being dropped inside the character. Sue Monk Kidd affinitycharacterdrop Change image and share on social
Empathy is the most mysterious transaction that the human soul can have, and it's accessible to all of us, but we have to give ourselves the opportunity to identify, to plunge ourselves in a story where we see the world from the bottom up or through another's eyes or heart. Sue Monk Kidd accessiblebottomempathy 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