“...life hinges on small moments and seemingly trivial decisions. ” — Christina Baker Kline Decision making Copy Share Image
“The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“She didn’t know that Indian women had more power and authority than white women, a fact detailed in captivity stories.” — Christina Baker Kline Feminism Copy Share Image
“...wage an ongoing war with the elements...we have to push back against the unruly outdoors to keep chaos at bay.” — Christina Baker Kline Chaos Copy Share Image
“I like to be busy,” she says. “And useful. I think those are pretty basic human desires—don’t you?” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
I've come to think that's what heaven is- a place in the memory of others where our best selves live on. — Christina Baker Kline Heaven Copy Share Image
“And eventually-though neither of us knew it yet-we'd end up here, in this place, within and without the world of the painting.” — Christina Baker Kline Artist Copy Share Image
“The stark gray sky and bare tree limbs feel more suited to her than the uncomplicated promise of sunny spring days.” — Christina Baker Kline Flower Copy Share Image
“that 90 percent of them had died by 1620, almost entirely a result of contact with settlers, who brought foreign diseases and” — Christina Baker Kline Settlers Copy Share Image
“Whether your journey is long or short, He will help you as long as you place your trust in Him.” — Christina Baker Kline Journey Copy Share Image
“She copies vocabulary words down in a notebook because she likes the way they sound: Harridan. Pusillanimous. Talisman. Dowager. Enervating. Sycophantic . . .” — Christina Baker Kline Language Copy Share Image
“Girls from my graduating class come into the store brandishing solitaire diamonds like Legion of Honor medals, as if they’ve accomplished something… — Christina Baker Kline Graduating Copy Share Image
“I’m one of few children on the train who can read. Mam taught me all my letters years ago, in Ireland, then… — Christina Baker Kline Children Copy Share Image
“Now Molly takes the knife and pokes it through the tape of the box Vivian has chosen: 1929–1930. Vivian, sitting on a… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Turtles carry their homes on their backs.” Running her finger over the tattoo, she tells him what her dad told her: “They’re… — Christina Baker Kline Strength and perseverance Copy Share Image
“SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, MR. BYRNE PULLS INTO THE DRIVEWAY of a modest beige stucco house with brown trim. As soon as he… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“If I am honest...I will say that I simply need a warm, dry place to live. I want enough food to eat,… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Other signs of the apocalypse proliferate. After a pop-up ad appears on her screen, Vivian announces that she plans to sign up… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“After a few minutes, Mrs. Byrne puts down her fork and says, “Dorothy, it’s time to discuss the rules of the house.… — Christina Baker Kline Bedtime Copy Share Image
“Carrying my boat between bodies of water? I’m not so good with metaphors, dear,” Vivian says. “What’s it supposed to mean?” “Well,”… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“Miss Larsen’s eyes are glittering strangely, and a red rash has crept up her neck. “Did you hear the girl, Mr. Sorenson?”… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“At the back of the yard, tufted with grass like sparse hair on a balding head, is a weathered gray shed with… — Christina Baker Kline Fanny Copy Share Image
“Molly holds the coat up, inspecting it. It’s interesting, actually, sort of a military style with bold black buttons. The gray silk… — Christina Baker Kline Cursive Copy Share Image
“My hands are clammy. It’s a terrible kind of anticipation, not knowing what we’re walking into. The last time I felt this… — Christina Baker Kline Ellis island Copy Share Image
“She points at my necklace. “What is that?” I reach up and touch the small silver claddagh Celtic cross I have worn… — Christina Baker Kline Cross Copy Share Image
In my teens I fancied myself an artist; I hung out with the eccentric art teacher at my high school, painted still… — Christina Baker Kline Ability Copy Share Image
“She feels like a circus clown who wakes up one morning and no longer wants to glue on the red rubber nose.” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“This girl may never go anywhere. She should at least know that adventure is in her bones.” When” — Christina Baker Kline Adventure Copy Share Image
“I wonder, not for the first time, if shame and pride are merely two sides of the same coin.” — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“To get it all done I have to dim my brain, turn it down by notches like the flat-turn knob on a… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“He reaches over and touches my necklace. "You still have it. That gives me faith." "Faith in what?" "God, I suppose. No,… — Christina Baker Kline Faith Copy Share Image
“for the first time since the fire, my worries are gone. I feel a joy so strong it’s almost painful—a knife’s edge… — Christina Baker Kline Fear Copy Share Image
“Dominick and James, six-year-old twins, huddled together for warmth on a pallet on the floor.” — Christina Baker Kline Twins Copy Share Image
“Something inexorable seeds itself in the place of your origin. You can never escape the bonds of family history, no matter how… — Christina Baker Kline Family Copy Share Image
“Remember: eye contact," he says. "And be sure to smile." "You are such a mom." "You know what your problem is?" "That… — Christina Baker Kline Copy Share Image
“I have found that the biggest moments in life, the ones that change everything, usually catch you by surprise.” — Christina Baker Kline Life Copy Share Image
“Nothing encumbered movement more than fear, which was often the most difficult burden to surrender.” — Christina Baker Kline Fear Copy Share Image
“The time wasted, the energy squandered on meaningless possessions, the compromises...” — Christina Baker Kline Negotiation Copy Share Image
I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other. — Christina Baker Kline Assumption Copy Share Image
