Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. Its the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone elses pain is as meaningful as your own. – Barbara Kingsolver
Ive always seen the world through the eyes of a scientist. I love the predictable outcomes that science gives us, the control over the world that that can render. – Barbara Kingsolver
I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the future and my attachment to it. I cant imagine what kind of writer Id be if I didnt have my kids. – Barbara Kingsolver
At home, growing up, we werent really poor. We had everything we needed, we just didnt have what we wanted. – Barbara Kingsolver
We managed to put together a compilation that had some creativity to it. In the meantime I was listening to the free radio stations and I noticed that during their war coverage they were playing these songs born out of the Vietnam War that were all critical of the soldiers. – Joni Mitchell
Theres this index that tallies up how much your movies have made, and if they havent grossed a certain amount, then youre not bankable. I know Im not Will Smith but, you know, my rankings pretty low. The only studio picture Ive done is Zodiac, and that didnt perform that well. – Chloe Sevigny