If I had to give up my life for anything, it would have to have the resilience of hope, the elation of new literacy, the brilliant life of a field of flowers, the elementary kindness of bread. Nothing short of that. It would have to be something as sure as love.
Barbara KingsolverOur house is like an empty cigarette packet, lying around reminding you what's not in it.
Barbara KingsolverPain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier.
Barbara Kingsolver