I do read a poem almost every morning. Unless I’m really, really late, I have to get my poem in. Sue Monk Kidd Read Quote
I sometimes start keeping a journal about the writing process itself. Particularly when I get the ideas, and I am trying to brood over the chaos phase. In writing a novel, you really have to brood over a lot of chaos of ideas and possibilities. Sue Monk Kidd Read Quote
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. Sue Monk Kidd Read Quote
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 Angelina Grimke. Sue Monk Kidd Read Quote
There are so many different things out there trying to hook our attention, we writers have to be very selective and make certain that it is coming from inside out, not outside in. Sue Monk Kidd Read Quote
Writing in the voice of an American slave felt like I was biting off something very large. Sue Monk Kidd Read Quote
In the early 1800s, religion was often used as a way to keep slavery in place. Slaves were forced to attend the church of their owners, listen to selective dogma that kept them obedient and subservient. Sue Monk Kidd Read Quote
