Skip to content

Heart Quote by Barbara Kingsolver

“If it's important, your heart remembers.” quote by Barbara Kingsolver
Download Open image
“If it's important, your heart remembers.”

Barbara Kingsolver

About This Quote

Source Novel: The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, 1988

Important experiences are stored emotionally, even if not consciously recalled.

In simple terms: Heart remembers important things.

Key Takeaway

Trust your gut feelings.

Themes

memory emotion intuition

Mood

reflective introspective

Type

advice philosophical

When to use this quote

  • making decisions
  • reflecting on past
  • navigating relationships
  • creative work

Key Concepts

psychology emotional intelligence

Questions to Reflect On

  • What does your heart tell you about this?
  • How can you differentiate feeling from fact?
A Different Perspective

Emotions can bias perception of importance.

2.9 out of 5 (6 ratings)

More by Barbara Kingsolver

Explore all 939 Barbara Kingsolver quotes

More Heart quotes

Browse all 35,259 Heart quotes