Terms like that, Humane Society, are devised with people like me in mind, who dont care to dwell on what happens to the innocent. – 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 think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other. And living on the border between Mexico and the U.S. for so many years gave me a lot of insight into that. – Barbara Kingsolver
Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people cant even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain. – Barbara Kingsolver
I believe that every English poet should read the English classics, master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them, travel abroad, experience the horror of sordid passion and — if he is lucky enough — know the love of an honest woman. – Robert Graves (1895–1985), lecture at Oxford, quoted in Time, 1961 Decembe