Because I write fiction that is based in the real world, it's going to lead people into some of the modern dilemmas and concerns and even catastrophes that they will think about in a new way.
Barbara KingsolverNo other continent has endured such an unspeakably bizarre combination of foreign thievery and foreign goodwill.
Barbara KingsolverThis will be Great Mam's last spring. Her last June apples. Her last fresh roasting ears from the garden.
Barbara KingsolverSugar, it's no parade but you'll get down the street one way or another, so you'd just as well throw your shoulders back and pick up the pace.
Barbara Kingsolver