Giving Quotes by Sue Monk Kidd

15 Giving quotes by Sue Monk Kidd

Sue Monk Kidd approaches generosity with the nuance of a storyteller. In this collection of fifteen quotes, she links the quiet power of giving to the larger narratives that shape our lives, making the concept feel both intimate and expansive.

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If you aren't giving people something to talk about, you've become too dull.

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What matters is giving over to what you love.

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If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you.

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How could I choose someone who would force me to give up my own small reach for meaning? I chose myself, and…

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The world will give you that once in awhile, a brief timeout; the boxing bell rings and you go to your corner,…

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I wished she'd been smart enough, or loving enough, to realize everybody has burdens that crush them, only they don't give up…

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As an adolescent, I went to charm school, where I learned to pour tea and relate to boys, which, as I recall,…

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I'd heard August say more than once, "If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it…

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People in general would rather die than forgive. It's THAT hard. If God said in plain language. "I'm giving you a choice,…

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Disconnected from my feminine soul, I had also unknowingly forfeited my power to name sacred reality. I had simply accepted what men…

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Giving voice to marginalised characters is extremely important to me. I want to explore the pain of disenfranchisement, the social strata and…

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I never know how to give advice to a writer because there's so much you could say, and it's hard to translate…

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Still everyone, including the abbot, had said that he was running away from his grief. They'd had no idea what they were…

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Empathy is the most mysterious transaction that the human soul can have, and its accessible to all of us, but we have…

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The symbol of Goddess gives us permission. She teaches us to embrace the holiness of every natural, ordinary, sensual dying moment. Patriarchy…

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