“I can't explain exactly why it lives within me for so long and passion...” — Sue Monk Kidd Quote

“I can't explain exactly why it lives within me for so long and passionately. But race matters to me; racial equality matters to me, as does gender. There is something about these kinds of social injustices that go to the deep of me.”

“For me, writing a novel goes on for years, and the solitude goes on, too. It tends to swallow me at times. I know it's a problem when my husband sends the dog in to retrieve me.”

“Gender and race got very entwined in the 19th century, as abolition broke out, and then women wanted the right to speak about it.”

“I'm very committed to anti-racism and gender equality - political issues, but not party political.”

“I want girls to know that equality exists in this world. You can do anything you want.”

“The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality; and this achievement is a gain, not only to Americans, but to the world and to civilization.”