When we traded homemaking for careers, we were implicitly promised economic independence and worldly influence. But a devil of a bargain it has turned out to be in terms of daily life. We gave up the aroma of warm bread rising, the measured pace of nurturing routines, the creative task of molding our families' tastes and zest for life; we received in exchange the minivan and the Lunchable.
Barbara KingsolverIt is completely usual for me to get up in the morning, take a look around, and laugh out loud.
Barbara KingsolverFor if there is any single thing that everyone hopes for most dearly, it must be this: that the youngest outlive the oldest.
Barbara Kingsolver