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Sue Monk Kidd is an American author known for her novels, particularly 'The Secret Garden' and 'The Invention of Wings'. Born on August 12, 1948, she has a passion for literature and writing from a young age.

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Famous Sue Monk Kidd Quotes

“Sometimes, in order to say yes to what matters most, I must say no to good things.”

Sometimes Matter Order Good Things What Matters

Author:Sue Monk Kidd

“After you get stung, you can't get unstung no matter how much you whine about it.”

Matter

Author:Sue Monk Kidd

“It is the peculiar nature of the world to go on spinning no matter what sort of heartbreak is happening.”

World Matter Goes On Happenings No Matter What Peculiar Bees Spinning

Author:Sue Monk Kidd

“some things don't matter much. Like the color of a house. How big is that in the overall scheme of life? But lifting a person's heart--now, that matters. The whole problem with people is...they know what matters, but they don't choose it...The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.”

People Knows Heart Persons Matter Whole Problem Bigs Earth House Color Hardest Schemes What Matters Hardest Thing Lifting

Author:Sue Monk Kidd

“It's something everybody wants-for someone to see the hurt done to them and set it down like it matters.”

Want Matter Done Hurt

Book:The Secret Life of Bees

Source: The Secret Life of Bees

“I'll write this all down for you," I said. "I'll put it in a story." I don't know if that's what he wanted to ask me, but it's something everybody wants--for someone to see the hurt done to them and set it down like it matters.”

Ifs Knows Want Writing Said Matter Done Stories Wanted Asks Hurt Ask Me

Book:The Secret Life of Bees

Source: The Secret Life of Bees

“I tried to imagine a church that did not support its country's wars as a matter of patriotic course and instead stood against the devastation and suffering they caused in people's lives." (from 'The Dance of the Dissident Daughter'.)”

People War Country Matter Suffering Courses Church Support Imagine Daughter Patriotic Devastation Dissidents

Author:Sue Monk Kidd

“There's release in knowing the truth no matter how anguishing it is. You come finally to the irreducible thing, and there's nothing left to do but pick it up and hold it. Then, at last, you can enter the severe mercy of acceptance.”

Matter Lasts Left Knowing Acceptance Picks Mercy Release Severe Knowing The Truth

Book:The Mermaid Chair

Source: The Mermaid Chair

“How do we accomplish this matter of gathering life together in God? We must begin primarily by refocusing our attention keeping our minds and hearts directed toward God. The essence of the centered life is attention to God in all we think, say and do. It is the growing realization of His presence in our most down-to-earth living.”

Thinking Mind Heart Matter Earth Together Life Is Attention Growing Essence Accomplish Realization Gathering Heart And Mind Down To Earth Life Together

Book:God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved

Source: God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved

“The whole problem with people is they don't know what matters and what doesn't.”

People Knows Matter Whole Problem What Matters

Book:The Secret Life of Bees

Source: The Secret Life of Bees

“The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.”

Matter Earth Hardest What Matters Hardest Thing

Book:The Secret Life of Bees

Source: The Secret Life of Bees

“Something deep in all of us yearns for God's beauty, and we can find it no matter where we are.”

Matter God's Beauty

Book:Love's Hidden Blessings: God Can Touch Your Life When You Least Expect It

Source: Love's Hidden Blessings: God Can Touch Your Life When You Least Expect It

“What matters is giving over to what you love.”

Giving Matter What Matters What You Love

Author:Sue Monk Kidd

About the Author

Born: August 12, 1948
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 278

Books & Sources

The Secret Life of BeesRelated source material

The Mermaid ChairRelated source material

The Invention of WingsRelated source material

Of love and life: three novels selected and condensed by Reader's DigestRelated source material

The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred FeminineRelated source material

God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself LovedRelated source material

Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and FranceRelated source material

The Invention of Wings: A Novel (Original Publisher's Edition-No Annotations)Related source material

The Book of LongingsRelated source material

When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred QuestionsRelated source material

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