Barbara Kingsolver Quotes:
Ocupation: Novelist
Life: b. April 8, 1955
Birthday: April 8
When we traded homemaking for careers, we were implicitly promised economic independence and worldly influence. But a devil of a bargain it has turned out to be in terms of daily life. We gave up the aroma of warm bread rising, the measured pace of nurturing routines, the creative task of molding our families' tastes and zest for life; we received in exchange the minivan and the Lunchable.
topic: Zest, Careers, Creative, Molding, Homemaking, Minivans, Zest For Life, Economic Independence
