This is how moths speak to each other. They tell their love across the fields by scent. There is no mouth, the wrong words are impossible, either a mate is there or he is not, and if so the pair will find each other in the dark.
Barbara KingsolverFrom my earliest memory, times of crisis seemed to end up with women in the kitchen preparing food for men.
Barbara KingsolverI've never gotten over high school, to the extent that I'm still a little surprised that my friends want to hang out with me.
Barbara KingsolverSo one time when I was working in this motel one of the toilets leaked and I had to replace the flapper ball. Here's what it said on the package; I kept it till I knew it by heart: 'Please Note. Parts are included for all installations, but no installation requires all of the parts.' That's kind of my philosophy about men. I don't think there's an installation out there that could use all my parts.
Barbara Kingsolver