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> [When I was a young woman, I had this friend who was really beautiful, and she would talk about how she was losing her looks, that she wasn't as pretty as she once was. She was gorgeous, and I thought,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/when-i-was-a-young-woman-i-had-this-friend-who-was-really-beautiful/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

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## More by Barbara Hamby

> [I want a God big enough to love those who don't believe in him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/i-want-a-god-big-enough-to-love-those-who-don-t-believe-in-him/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [I was born in New Orleans, but I grew up in Hawaii. That was a paradise. That's a paradise I keep inside of me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/i-was-born-in-new-orleans-but-i-grew-up-in-hawaii-that-was-a-paradise/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [I guess it was easier for me to find my voice in poetry than it was in fiction. I'm working on fiction again, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/i-guess-it-was-easier-for-me-to-find-my-voice-in-poetry-than-it-was/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [One of my problems with religion is that it's limiting in so many ways. I remember the first time I took a humanities class,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/one-of-my-problems-with-religion-is-that-it-s-limiting-in-so-many/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [Travel is something that I like to do because it gives you lots of images, and it also really makes you think about your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/travel-is-something-that-i-like-to-do-because-it-gives-you-lots-of/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [Cynie Cory roams the outer reaches of the heart’s territory, from the snowy winter of family life to the tropical jungles of love. She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/cynie-cory-roams-the-outer-reaches-of-the-heart-s-territory-from-the/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [I was raised in a strict fundamentalist household, and I always say that gives you a muscle of belief. I want to believe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/i-was-raised-in-a-strict-fundamentalist-household-and-i-always-say/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [I think it's really hard to be joyful. I work hard at it. I always feel like it's a choice. You can be joyful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/i-think-it-s-really-hard-to-be-joyful-i-work-hard-at-it-i-always-feel/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [When I was a young woman, I had this friend who was really beautiful, and she would talk about how she was losing her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/when-i-was-a-young-woman-i-had-this-friend-who-was-really-beautiful/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [I've been writing fiction as long as I've been writing poetry. It's just that the poetry took off, and it took me a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/i-ve-been-writing-fiction-as-long-as-i-ve-been-writing-poetry-it-s/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [If someone didn't believe in me that would kind of be a compliment in a way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/if-someone-didn-t-believe-in-me-that-would-kind-of-be-a-compliment-in/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [You want to make a representative selection, but at the same time, you want to give a sense of the whole project. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/you-want-to-make-a-representative-selection-but-at-the-same-time-you/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [For 2,500 years, people have been writing odes. Why? I think that there's something innately human in wanting to praise the world even though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/for-2-500-years-people-have-been-writing-odes-why-i-think-that-there/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [One of things I write about a lot is the role of women. An older friend of mine said that she feels like there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/one-of-things-i-write-about-a-lot-is-the-role-of-women-an-older/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

> [Everybody spoke English in my class, and they would turn to me and say, "What's going on in your country?" I would try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-hamby/everybody-spoke-english-in-my-class-and-they-would-turn-to-me-and-say/)

[Barbara Hamby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-hamby/)

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