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title: "3 Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees Quotes"
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# Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

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##  Quotes by Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

> [“It occurred to them for the first time in their lives that what's divine can come in dark skin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-monk-kidd-the-secret-life-of-bees/it-occurred-to-them-for-the-first-time-in-their-lives-that-what-s/)

[Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-monk-kidd-the-secret-life-of-bees/)

[African american](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-american/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c6/sue-monk-kidd-the-secret-life_african-american_it-occurred-to-them-for-the-first-time-i_993984.jpg)

> [“Der Monat August hatte sich in einen Backofen verwandelt, in dem die Tage herumlagen und vor sich hin brutzelten.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-monk-kidd-the-secret-life-of-bees/der-monat-august-hatte-sich-in-einen-backofen-verwandelt-in-dem-die/)

[Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-monk-kidd-the-secret-life-of-bees/)

[August](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/august/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/sue-monk-kidd-the-secret-life_quote_der-monat-august-hatte-sich-in-einen-bac_1015677.jpg)

> [“You know, some things don't matter that much, Lily. Like the color of a house. How big is that in the overall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-monk-kidd-the-secret-life-of-bees/you-know-some-things-don-t-matter-that-much-lily-like-the-color-of-a-2/)

[Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-monk-kidd-the-secret-life-of-bees/)

[Hardest thing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hardest-thing/)

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