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If my setting is new to a reader, or the concerns of the novel are new, I hope they will learn something about the world. I would like to say that they can trust that what they do learn in the novel will be accurate,

If my setting is new to a reader, or the concerns of the novel are new, I hope they will learn something about the world. I would like to say that they can trust that what they do learn in the novel will be accurate, because I pay a lot of attention to facts. I do a lot of research to make sure that I'm not giving them, you know, blue moons of Jupiter. It's not science fiction.

Barbara Kingsolver
Moon, Blue, Giving

When the scope of the problem seems insuperable, isn't it time to call this one, give it up, and get on with life as we know it. I do know that answer to that one: that's called child abuse. When my teenager worries that her generation won't be able to fix this problem, I have to admit to her that it won't be up to her generation. It's up to mine. This is a now-or-never kind of project.

Barbara Kingsolver
Children, Teenager, Giving

I've 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
Eye, Giving, World

Be careful what you give children, for sooner or later you are sure to get it back.

Barbara Kingsolver
Children, Giving, Be Careful
Barbara Kingsolver (2011). “High Tide in Tucson”, p.69, Faber & Faber

It's a great freedom to give up on love, and get on with everything else.

Barbara Kingsolver
Giving Up, Giving, Giving Up On Love
Barbara Kingsolver (2009). “The Lacuna”, p.566, Faber & Faber

I believe with all my heart in delivering on my contract with my readers. They've got plenty of other things to do, so I had better give them a reason to turn every one of these 550 pages. This is my promise: I solemnly swear I'll make you laugh out loud at least once, cry a little in private, and burn whatever you left on the stove.

Barbara Kingsolver
Believe, Heart, Giving
"Author interview: Barbara Kingsolver". www.librarything.com. October 1, 2008.

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