Quotes by Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World

Explore a curated collection of 22 quotes by Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

People have to snatch at happiness when they can, in this world. It is always easier to lose than to find... — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
Before we leave the gravesite, Mary sings Mother's favorite gospel hymn ...Mary's lovely voice rises and lingers in the — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
Something inexorable seeds itself in the place of your origin. You can never escape the bonds of family history, no matt — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
It's painful to hold out hope for the things that once brought you joy. You have to find ways to make yourself forget. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
My heart is shattered, an all that's left are jagged shards. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
I remember her words to me when I left school: Your mind will be your comfort. It is, sometimes. And sometimes it isn't. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
I couldn't have imagined how much more there was to lose. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
I ... am left with the lingering feeling that the places we go in our minds to find comfort have little to do with where — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
The older I get, the more I believe that the greatest kindness is acceptance. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
To get it all done I have to dim my brain, turn it down by notches like the flat-turn knob on a gas lantern, leaving onl — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
Do our natures dictate the choices we make, I wonder, or do we choose to live a certain way because of circumstances bey — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
You can live for a long time inside the shell you were born in. But one day it'll become too small.""Then what?" I ask." — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
This life of ours can feel an awful lot like waiting. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
I want to say, Christina, that you are ... unusual. And somehow..." her voice trails off. "Your mind-- your curiosity-- — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
How did I go from being the maiden in a fairy tale to a wretched old maids so quickly? It happened almost without my rea — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
It's a peculiar kind of dissatisfaction, a bittersweet nostalgia for a moment not yet past. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
I want each day to last forever . . . It's a peculiar kind of dissatisfaction, a bittersweet nostalgia for a moment not — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
If you really want to know me, I said, we'll have to start with the witches. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
This is like telling a person who has leapt off a cliff to be careful. I am already in midair. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World
I am acutely aware that like a slip of paper in the wind, something in his nature eludes my grasp. — Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World