Fiction Quote by Sue Monk Kidd

“I now understand that writing fiction was a seed planted in my soul, though I would not be ready to grow that seed for a long time.” quote by Sue Monk Kidd — Download Open image

““I now understand that writing fiction was a seed planted in my soul, though I would not be ready to grow that seed for a long time.””

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