Barbara Kingsolver

“Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers.”

“People's dreams are made out of what they do all day. The same way a dog that runs after rabbits will dream of rabbits. It's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around.”

“It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.”

“Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.”

“Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain.”

“The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof.”