Christina Baker Kline Life Quotations

Part of the reason I wanted to write a novel was that in fiction I could do something that's difficult to do in real life, which is to dwell on the stark details of the experience without really needing to create that narrative of redemption.

The twists and turns of your life can be so unexpected, and that's a good thing to learn.

You have to try to take what life throws at you with grace and equanimity.