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title: "25 Want Quotes By Barbara Kingsolver"
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> [Wherever I am, let me never forget to distinguish want from need](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/wherever-i-am-let-me-never-forget-to-distinguish-want-from-need/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a62/barbara-kingsolver-200_charity_wherever-i-am-let-me-never-forget-to-dis_363075.png)

> [I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/i-don-t-bring-expectations-to-any-of-my-books-i-don-t-tell-people/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eef/barbara-kingsolver-200_book_i-don-t-bring-expectations-to-any-of-my_1367575.png)

> [“Whatever you want the most, it’s going to be the worst thing for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/whatever-you-want-the-most-it-s-going-to-be-the-worst-thing-for-you/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/barbara-kingsolver-200_thing_whatever-you-want-the-most-it-s-going-to_341114.png)

> [What I want is so simple I almost can't say it: elementary kindness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/what-i-want-is-so-simple-i-almost-can-t-say-it-elementary-kindness/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/barbara-kingsolver-200_kindness_what-i-want-is-so-simple-i-almost-can-t_385785.png)

> [Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/don-t-try-to-figure-out-what-other-people-want-to-hear-from-you/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/barbara-kingsolver-200_figures_don-t-try-to-figure-out-what-other-peopl_156170.png)

> [Honk if you love Jesus, text while driving if you want to meet up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/honk-if-you-love-jesus-text-while-driving-if-you-want-to-meet-up/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/barbara-kingsolver-200_driving_honk-if-you-love-jesus-text-while-drivin_1033588.png)

> [If you want sweet dreams, you've got to live a sweet life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/if-you-want-sweet-dreams-you-ve-got-to-live-a-sweet-life/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc7/barbara-kingsolver-200_dream_if-you-want-sweet-dreams-you-ve-got-to-l_2685028.png)

> [I don't \*ever\* write about real people. Art is supposed to be better than that. If you want a slice of life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/i-don-t-ever-write-about-real-people-art-is-supposed-to-be-better/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74f/barbara-kingsolver-200_art_i-don-t-ever-write-about-real-people-art_1112156.png)

> [When I want to take God at his word exactly, I take a peep out the window at His creation. Because that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/when-i-want-to-take-god-at-his-word-exactly-i-take-a-peep-out-the/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/barbara-kingsolver-200_creation_when-i-want-to-take-god-at-his-word-exac_159476.png)

> [Oh, mercy. If it catches you in the wrong frame of mind, the King James Bible can make you want to drink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/oh-mercy-if-it-catches-you-in-the-wrong-frame-of-mind-the-king-james/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c6/barbara-kingsolver-200_compassion_oh-mercy-if-it-catches-you-in-the-wrong_1269403.png)

> [Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/close-the-door-write-with-no-one-looking-over-your-shoulder-don-t-try/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/barbara-kingsolver-200_being-alone_close-the-door-write-with-no-one-looking_1909475.jpg)

> [Literature is one of the few kinds of writing in the world that does not tell you what to buy, want, see,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/literature-is-one-of-the-few-kinds-of-writing-in-the-world-that-does/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

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> [How strange to read of a place in a book, and then stand on it, listen to the birds sing, and spit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/how-strange-to-read-of-a-place-in-a-book-and-then-stand-on-it-listen/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/501/barbara-kingsolver-200_bird_how-strange-to-read-of-a-place-in-a-book_2368066.png)

> [Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can't even think what to hope for when they throw a penny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/few-people-know-so-clearly-what-they-want-most-people-can-t-even/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/barbara-kingsolver-200_fountain_few-people-know-so-clearly-what-they-wan_987719.png)

> [I've never gotten over high school, to the extent that I'm still a little surprised that my friends want to hang out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/i-ve-never-gotten-over-high-school-to-the-extent-that-i-m-still-a/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/barbara-kingsolver-200_friends_i-ve-never-gotten-over-high-school-to-th_2355294.png)

> [Every time I write a new novel about something sombre and sobering and terrible I think, 'oh Lord, they're not going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/every-time-i-write-a-new-novel-about-something-sombre-and-sobering/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

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> [A novel can educate to some extent, but first a novel has to entertain. That's the contract with the reader: you give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/a-novel-can-educate-to-some-extent-but-first-a-novel-has-to-entertain/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/barbara-kingsolver-200_accessibility_a-novel-can-educate-to-some-extent-but-f_284166.png)

> [I struggle with confidence, every time. I’m never completely sure I can write another book. Maybe my scope is too grand, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/i-struggle-with-confidence-every-time-i-m-never-completely-sure-i-can/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/barbara-kingsolver-200_book_i-struggle-with-confidence-every-time-i_377615.png)

> [Want is a thing that unfurls unbidden like fungus, opening large upon itself, stopless, filling the sky. But needs, from one day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/want-is-a-thing-that-unfurls-unbidden-like-fungus-opening-large-upon/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/655/barbara-kingsolver-200_brushes_want-is-a-thing-that-unfurls-unbidden-li_1780724.png)

> [Now, see, that's why you want Internet friends. You can find people just exactly like you. Screw your neighbors and your family,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/now-see-that-s-why-you-want-internet-friends-you-can-find-people-just/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/barbara-kingsolver-200_agree_now-see-that-s-why-you-want-internet-fri_673830.jpg)

> [You know what the issue is? Do you want to know? It's what these guys have decided to call America. They have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/you-know-what-the-issue-is-do-you-want-to-know-it-s-what-these-guys/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/barbara-kingsolver-200_america_you-know-what-the-issue-is-do-you-want-t_2515865.png)

> [It is harrowing for me to try to teach 20-year-old students, who earnestly want to improve their writing. The best I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/it-is-harrowing-for-me-to-try-to-teach-20-year-old-students-who/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/barbara-kingsolver-200_being-wise_it-is-harrowing-for-me-to-try-to-teach-2_580138.png)

> [The writing has been on the wall for some years now, but we are a nation illiterate in the language of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/the-writing-has-been-on-the-wall-for-some-years-now-but-we-are-a/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

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> [Watching Italians eat (especially men, I have to say) is a form of tourism the books don't tell you about. They close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/watching-italians-eat-especially-men-i-have-to-say-is-a-form-of/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/barbara-kingsolver-200_accents_watching-italians-eat-especially-men-i-h_1574415.jpg)

> [The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/the-very-least-you-can-do-in-your-life-is-to-figure-out-what-you-hope-4/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/barbara-kingsolver-200_admire_the-very-least-you-can-do-in-your-life-i_2315574.jpg)

## Other authors on Want

## More by Barbara Kingsolver

> [“Jesus was a more reliable backer, evidently, less likely to drink himself unconscious or get liver cancer. No wonder people chose Him as their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/jesus-was-a-more-reliable-backer-evidently-less-likely-to-drink/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [Now I'm starting to think he wasn't supposed to be my whole life, he was just this doorway to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/now-i-m-starting-to-think-he-wasn-t-supposed-to-be-my-whole-life-he/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [Cooking is 80 percent confidence, a skill best acquired starting from when the apron strings wrap around you twice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/cooking-is-80-percent-confidence-a-skill-best-acquired-starting-from/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [“In Bobby Ogle's version of heaven everyone would wind up in one place, criminals and Muslims included.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/in-bobby-ogle-s-version-of-heaven-everyone-would-wind-up-in-one-place/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [“Weeds are job security for the gardener.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/weeds-are-job-security-for-the-gardener/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [“It's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/it-s-what-you-do-that-makes-your-soul-not-the-other-way-around/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [“Lusa turned to Crys, her eyes shining. "That was a luna." Crys shrugged. "So?" "So? So what? You want it should sing, too?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/lusa-turned-to-crys-her-eyes-shining-that-was-a-luna-crys-shrugged-so/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [The strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/the-strength-of-motherhood-is-greater-than-natural-laws/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [“An imperfectly remembered life is a useless treachery. Every day, more fragments of the past roll around heavily in the chambers of an empty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/an-imperfectly-remembered-life-is-a-useless-treachery-every-day-more/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [Respecting the dignity of a spectacular food means enjoying it at its best. Europeans celebrate the short season of abundant asparagus as a form…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/respecting-the-dignity-of-a-spectacular-food-means-enjoying-it-at-its/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [“Somehow it had come to pass that this man was her whole world, and she had failed to take his measure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/somehow-it-had-come-to-pass-that-this-man-was-her-whole-world-and-she/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [After 'The Poisonwood Bible' was published, several people believed that my parents were missionaries, which could not be further from the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/after-the-poisonwood-bible-was-published-several-people-believed-that/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/i-can-count-all-the-ways-in-which-being-a-mother-has-enriched-my/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [But we've all ended up giving body and soul to Africa, one way or another. Even Adah, who's becoming an expert in tropical epidemiology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/but-we-ve-all-ended-up-giving-body-and-soul-to-africa-one-way-or/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

> [If the Lord hasn't got a boyfriend lined up for me to marry, that's his business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-kingsolver/if-the-lord-hasn-t-got-a-boyfriend-lined-up-for-me-to-marry-that-s/)

[Barbara Kingsolver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-kingsolver/)

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