Sue Monk Kidd quotes

Sue Monk Kidd is an American author known for her bestselling novels, including "The Secret Life of Bees." Her works often explore themes of spirituality, identity, and female empowerment. She has received numerous awards and her books have been adapted into major films. Here are 108 of her quotes:

Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here. (Sue Monk Kidd)
Someone who thinks death is the scariest thing doesn't know a thing about life. View quote
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As an adolescent, I went to charm school, where I learned to pour tea and relate to boys, which, as I recall, meant giving them the pickle jar to unscrew, whether it was too hard for me or not. View quote
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I came to believe that my true identity goes beyond the outer roles I play. It transcends the ego. I came to understand that there is an Authentic 'I' within - an 'I Am,' or divine spark within the soul. View quote
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In a weird way I must have loved my little collection of hurts and wounds. They provided me with some real nice sympathy, with the feeling I was exceptional. View quote
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To remain silent in the face of evil is itself a form of evil. View quote
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It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening. View quote
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When it's time to die, go ahead and die, and when it's time to live, live. Don't sort-of-maybe live, but live like you're going all out, like you're not afraid. View quote
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Sunset is the saddest light there is. View quote
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It was the oldest sound there was. Souls flying away. View quote
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What's wrong with living in a dream world? You have to wake up. (Sue Monk Kidd)
And I was struck all at once how life was out there going through its regular courses, and I was suspended, waiting, caught in a terrible crevice between living my life and not living it. View quote
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We walked along the river with the words streaming behind us like ribbons in the night. View quote
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I didn't know what to think, but what I felt was magnetic and so big it ached like the moon had entered my chest and filled it up. The only thing I could compare it to was the feeling I got one time when I walked from the peach stand and saw the sun spreading across the late afternoon, setting the top of the orchard on fire while darkness collected underneath. Silence had hovered over my head, beauty multiplying in the air, the trees so transparent I felt like I could see through to something pure inside them. My chest ached then, too, this very same way. View quote
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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. View quote
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There's a gap somehow between empathy and activism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of 'soul force' - something that emanates from a deep truth inside of us and empowers us to act. Once you identify your inner genius, you will be able to take action, whether it's writing a check or digging a well. View quote
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There is nothing perfect...only life. View quote
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So few people know what they're capable of. View quote
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Where had I been that I didn't know about imaginary friends? I could see the point of it. How a lost part of yourself steps out and remind you who you could be with a little work. View quote
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On weekends, I sit in a lounge chair on my balcony. I love to be outside when the weather's right. I can stay there pretty much all day. View quote
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The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters. (Sue Monk Kidd)
It shocks me how I wish for... what is lost and cannot come back. View quote
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You think you want to know something, and then once you do, all you can think about is erasing it from your mind. View quote
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Nothing is fair in this world. You might as well get that straight right now. View quote
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It was the first time I'd ever said the words to another person, and the sound of them broke open my heart. View quote
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Sue Monk Kidd

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Occupation: American Writer
Born: August 12, 1948
Quotes count: 108
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