Quit smoking in the hope of growing old. It takes a long time to write. People go to books for wisdom and older authors tend to have more of it.
Barbara KingsolverMaybe life doesn't get any better than this, or any worse, and what we get is just what we're willing to find: small wonders, where they grow.
Barbara KingsolverI never think that anything I'm writing is bluntly political in any way. I'm not going for commentary.
Barbara Kingsolver