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There were two things about Mama. One is she always expected the best out of me. And the other is that then no matter what I did, whatever I came home with, she acted like it was the moon I had just hung up in the sky

There were two things about Mama. One is she always expected the best out of me. And the other is that then no matter what I did, whatever I came home with, she acted like it was the moon I had just hung up in the sky and plugged in all the stars. Like I was that good.

Barbara Kingsolver

Stars, Home, Moon

Barbara KingSolver (1988). “The Bean Trees: A Novel”, Harpercollins

Tomorrow these villagers would carry their secret icons into the church without any priest and light the candles themselves, moving together in single-minded grace. Like the school of the fish, so driven to righteousness they could flout the law, declare the safety of their souls, then go home and destroy the evidence.

Barbara Kingsolver

Moving, Home, School

Barbara Kingsolver (2009). “The Lacuna”, p.14, Faber & Faber

I could never work out whether we were to view religion as a life-insurance policy or a life sentence. I can understand a wrathful God who'd just as soon dangle us all from a hook. And I can understand a tender, unprejudiced Jesus. But I could never quite feature the two of them living in the same house. You wind up walking on eggshells, never knowing which... is at home at the moment.

Barbara Kingsolver

Jesus, Home, Views

Barbara Kingsolver (2008). “The Poisonwood Bible”, p.85, Faber & Faber

it takes your sleeping self years to catch up to where you really are. ... when you go on a trip, in your dreams you will still be home. Then after you've come home you'll dream of where you were. It's a kind of jet lag of the consciousness.

Barbara Kingsolver

Dream, Home, Sleep

Barbara Kingsolver (2009). “Animal Dreams: A Novel”, p.9, Harper Collins