I vividly remember the summer of 1964 with its voter registration drives, boiling racial tensions, and the erupting awareness of the cruelty of racism. I was never the same after that summer. Sue Monk Kidd awarenessboilcruelty Change image and share on social
For me, writing a novel goes on for years, and the solitude goes on, too. It tends to swallow me at times. I know it's a problem when my husband sends the dog in to retrieve me. Sue Monk Kidd doghusbandproblem Change image and share on social
Every writer has their rituals. For me, it's morning walks along the beach. And then, in my study I have a huge painting of the Black Madonna hung over my desk, and quite a few pictures of Mary around me for inspiration. Sue Monk Kidd beachblackdesk share on social
I've always been a journal-keeper. I've always tried to write about how I'm experiencing life, and my feelings and thoughts. Sue Monk Kidd experiencefeelinghave Change image and share on social
I had begun to write novels because of a fierce, self-serving impulse in my own heart. I had not considered the potential in a book for felt communion, the bright largesse of intimately participating in the lives of other people. Sue Monk Kidd beginbookbright share on social
Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work. Sue Monk Kidd comeexternalhome Change image and share on social
I want my words to open a portal through which the reader may leave the self, migrate to some other human sky and return 'disposed' to otherness. Sue Monk Kidd disposehumanleave Change image and share on social
I never know how to give advice to a writer because there's so much you could say, and it's hard to translate your own experience. But of course, I always try. The main thing that I usually end up saying is to read a lot. To read a great deal and to learn from that. Sue Monk Kidd advicedealend share on social
My stories have a deep spiritual core because I have a deep desire to understand things of the spirit, but yet I don't think I've written these stories from any kind of specific religious agenda because I don't think that would work. Sue Monk Kidd agendumcoredeep 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
