Barbara Kingsolver Quotes

Being a mum is the best thing that has ever been given to me in my life.

Being a mom has affected me in the greatest way possible - and in a necessary way. Having my son has helped me to be grounded, and I feel like with a child you have to really think about things all the way through.

Motherhood made me a better person.

I've changed for the better. I'm much more selfless and humble and you're reminded about what life's really about. You love your kid so much that you just want to be a brilliant role model for them. It cleans up your act a bit.

It's not that I bounce ideas off of my children as much as it is that having children has had a profound effect on the way I see the world. They have mined my soul. They've made me a better person and therefore a more empathetic writer.

Children make you a better everything. Daughters open up a whole different sensibility to you. When you have children, it focuses you on them as opposed to on yourself.

Being a mom has changed me forever.

Being a mum has made me a lot more responsible, it's not just me anymore. But it's also brought me the most joy ever!

I'll be the best person and mother, everything I can be.

Fatherhood is the best thing that could happen to me, and I'm just glad I can share my voice.

When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world.

Everyone has early fiction fantasies, but it wasn't until my second child Betsy was born that I allowed the urge to write a novel bubble up.

My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong, loving, caring people. We all support each other. I'm really thankful to her.

I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.

Being a mom is what life is about. I hope people realize what the priorities in life should be and know not everything has to be perfect.

Being a mom has made me a better person. It's made me more compassionate. It's just awesome. I think I was put here to be a mom.

My children keep me real and keep me honest.

My entire life changed when I became a mother - my priorities, my understanding, appreciation of life, and my relationship with God.

If you're going to have kids, there's only one way to go. They have to know they're the most important things in your life, and once you're doing that, there's no way that you could not learn from them, because they just give you stuff constantly.

As we all know, there is no harder or more rewarding job than being a mom.

Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.

Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day.

When you have kids, for me, it really changed me. I was always empathetic to other children, but now I'm so much more sensitive to children that aren't my own.

I'm a good mother. I'm a good person.

I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.