Write about what disturbs you, particularly if it bothers no one else. — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
I started writing it the day after Sept. 11. I was living in New York City. We didnt have any phone service… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
Mother calls up the stairs to ask what in the world I'm typing up there all day and I holler down, 'Just… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
The first book you write because of the way it makes you feel. The second one you can't help but wonder how… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
There is no trickier subject for a writer from the South than that of affection between a black person and a white… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
The point is, I can’t tell you how to succeed. But I can tell you how not to: Give in to the… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
“Never give up. The same manuscript may appeal to one agent and not to another. It's a matter of taste, and it's… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share Image
Oh, it was delicious to have someone to keep secrets with. If I'd had a sister or a brother closer in age, I guessed… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
I was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1969, in a time and place where no one was saying, 'Look how far we've come,' because… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
“Tonight, I'll strip off all this armor and let it be as it was before..” — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
“We look at each other a second. " I'm tired of the rules," I say. Aibileen chuckles and looks out the window. I realise… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
“She blow em clean over. She suck the grits off the candle and start eating. After while, she smile up at me, say, "How… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
Babies like fat. Like to bury they face up in you armpit and go to sleep. They like big fat legs too. That I… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
They say it's like true love, good help. You only get one in a lifetime. — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
That white uniform was her 'pass' to get into white places with us - the grocery store, the state fair, the movies. Even though… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
Her nose wrinkle up cause now she got to remember to say she Mae Mobley Three, when her whole life she can remember, she… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
“And then I realize what I’ve known all night. He is looking at me but he is thinking about... her.” — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
“He needs "space" and "time," as if this were physics and not a human relationship.” — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
“That’s her favorite story cause when I tell it, she get two presents. I take the brown wrapping from my Piggly Wiggly grocery bag… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
Stuart stands and says, 'Come here,' and he's on my side of the room in one stride and he claps my hands to his… — Kathryn Stockett Copy Share
![“The point is, I can’t tell you how to succeed. But I can tell you how not to: Give in to the shame of being rejected and put your manuscript—or painting, song, voice, dance moves, [insert passion here]—in the coffin that is your bedside drawer and close it for good. I guarantee you that it won’t…” quote by Kathryn Stockett](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6ba/kathryn-stockett-1284_coffins_the-point-is-i-can-t-tell-you-how-to-suc_265835.jpg)
