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“I know how people are with their habits of mind... as a husband quits a wife, leaving her with her naked body curled around the emptied-out mine of her womb. I know people. Most have no earthly notion of the price of a snow-white conscience.” quote by Barbara Kingsolver
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““I know how people are with their habits of mind... as a husband quits a wife, leaving her with her naked body curled around the emptied-out mine of her womb. I know people. Most have no earthly notion of the price of a snow-white conscience.””

Barbara Kingsolver

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

People often lack awareness of the moral cost of their actions, especially when habits hide deeper ethical consequences.

In simple terms: Unseen moral costs of habits.

Key Takeaway

Reflect on the hidden impact of daily habits.

Themes

ethics habit awareness

Mood

thoughtful critical

Type

literary philosophical

When to use this quote

  • environmental activism
  • personal health
  • business ethics

Key Concepts

literature social critique

Questions to Reflect On

  • What habits conceal hidden costs?
  • How can you uncover them?
A Different Perspective

Habits can be hard to change despite awareness.

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