Quotes by Sue Monk Kidd

About Sue Monk Kidd:

Sue Monk Kidd is a writer from the Southern United States, best known for her novel, The Secret Life of Bees.
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People in general would rather die than forgive. It's THAT hard. If God said in plain language. "I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die," a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.

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Mother seemed happiest when making and tending home, the sewing machine whistling and the Mixmaster whirling. Her deepest impulse was to nurture, to simply dwell; it had nothing to do with ambition and achievement in the world...How had I come to bel...

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I believe in the goodness of imagination.

Sue Monk Kidd

People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It's that hard.

Sue Monk Kidd

From now on when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I planned to say, Amnesiac.

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One thing that became clear to me is that images of a divine mother are surprisingly important in the psychological wholeness of women, especially in the process of women taking up residence in their own authority.

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It was the time of year when migrating crows wheeled across the sky, thunderous flocks that moved like a single veil, and I heard them, out there in the wild chirruping air. Turing to the window, I watched the birds fill the sky before disappearing, ...

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I'd chosen the regret I could live with best, that's all. I'd chosen the life I belonged to.

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I have knots in my years that I can`t undo, and this is one of the worst--the night I did wrong and Mauma got caught

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All my life, in nameless, indeterminate ways, I'd tried to complete my life with someone else--first my father, then Hugh, even Whit, and I didn't want that anymore. I wanted to belong to myself.

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...The world was really one bee yard, and the same rules work fine in both places. Don't be afraid, as no life-loving bee wants to sting you. Still, don't be an idiot; wear long sleeves and pants. Don't swat. Don't even think about swatting. If you f...

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I never know how to give advice to a writer because there's so much you could say, and it's hard to translate your own experience. But of course, I always try. The main thing that I usually end up saying is to read a lot. To read a great deal and to ...

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Novels attempt to render human experience; that's really all they are. They are meant to convey empathy for the character.

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I think the word 'freedom' is beautiful, not so much in its phonics, but just in the power of the word itself.

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I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It's not something that happens overnight. It's an evolution of the heart.

Sue Monk Kidd

I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process.

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Reading was a huge part of my life as a child - we were a family of storytellers.

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Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work.

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It's always been my hope that I would write a story that would inspire and would connect with people in a way that would touch hearts.

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I first saw 'The Dinner Party' in 2007 at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. While perusing the Heritage Panels, which honor 999 women who have made important contributions to Western history, I came upon the names of two sisters, Sarah and Angeli...

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I think there must be a place inside of us where dreams go and wait their turn.

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Author Bio

  • NameSue Monk Kidd
  • DescriptionNovelist
  • BornAugust 12, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWoman Of Letters; Novelist