Mindy > Mindy's Quotes

“You know what the issue is? Do you want to know? It's what these guys have decided to call America. They have the audacity to say, 'There, you sons of bitches, don't lay a finger on it. That is a finished product.'"

"But any country is still in the making. Always. That's just history, people have to see that.”
― Barbara Kingsolver

“What do you think people want, if it's not greatness and to be remembered for all time?"

"Mostly? I believe people want to eat a good lunch, and then take a good piss.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna

“‎The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. The most you can do is live inside that hope, running down its hallways, touching the walls on both sides.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams

“The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.”
― Barbara Kingsolver

“If we can't, as artists, improve on real life, we should put down our pencils and go bake bread.”
― Barbara Kingsolver

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, Homeland and Other Stories

“When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”
― Maya Angelou