“Pain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier.”
— Barbara Kingsolver
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Category: truth
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Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater
“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”
— Barbara Kingsolver
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Category: strength
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Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater
“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”
— Barbara Kingsolver
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Category: strength
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Memory is a complicated thing, a relative
“Memory is a complicated thing, a relative to truth, but not its twin.”
— Barbara Kingsolver
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Wars and elections are both too big
“Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work – that goes on, it adds up.”
— Barbara Kingsolver
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Category: work
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I think the most interesting parts of
“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
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
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Wars and elections are both too big
“Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work – that goes on, it adds up.”
— Barbara Kingsolver
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Category: life
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I suppose that is my central obsession.
“I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves.”
— Barbara Kingsolver
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Category: society
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The very least you can do in
“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.”
— Barbara Kingsolver
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Category: hope
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