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I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other. And living on the border between Mexico and the U.S. for so many years gave me a lot of insight into that.
— Barbara Kingsolver
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Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
— Barbara Kingsolver
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Misunderstanding is my cornerstone. It's everyone's, come to think of it. Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet.
— Barbara Kingsolver The Poisonwood Bible
Tags: philosophy
It's surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time.
— Barbara Kingsolver
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Fiction and essays can create empathy for the theoretical stranger.
— Barbara Kingsolver
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Every time I write a new novel about something sombre and sobering and terrible I think, 'oh Lord, they're not going to want to go here'. But they do. Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Tags: reality, brave, world, time
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