None of us seem to think that we should draw a line under what would be a satisfactory amount of wealth.
Jamaica KincaidSomeone who knew me well once accused me of being unromantic. And that's probably true: I don't trust romance.
Jamaica KincaidI think a woman is powerless if she cannot freely claim the right to her reproductive capacity. Society can talk about anything it likes, except a woman's reproductive existence.
Jamaica KincaidThe garden has taught me to live, to appreciate the times when things are fallow and when they're not.
Jamaica KincaidGardeners (or just plain simple writers who write about the garden) always have something they like intensely and in particular, right at the moment you engage them in the reality of the borders they cultivate, the space in the garden they occupy at any moment, they like in particular this, or they like in particular that.
Jamaica Kincaid