Knowing can be a curse on a person's life. I'd traded in a pack of lies for a pack of truth, and I didn't know which one was heavier. Which one took the most strength to carry around? It was a ridiculous question, though, because once you know the truth, you can't ever go back and pick up your suitcase of lies. Heavier or not, the truth is yours now.
Sue Monk KiddA lot of time you write out of some unconscious place. I try to trust what is coming and where it wants to take me.
Sue Monk KiddI worried so much about how I looked and whether I was doing things right, I felt half the time I was impersonating a girl instead of really being one.
Sue Monk KiddKnowing can be a curse on a person's life. I'd traded in a pack of lies for a pack of truth, and I didn't know which one was heavier.
Sue Monk KiddWhen it's time to die, go ahead and die, and when it's time to live, live. Don't sort-of-maybe live, but live like you're going all out, like you're not afraid.
Sue Monk Kidd