• The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood. I spent a lot of time outdoors, unsupervised, which is a blessing.

    Barbara Kingsolver: The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood. I spent a lot of time outdoors, unsupervised, which is a blessing.
    "A life in writing: Barbara Kingsolver". Interview with Maya Jaggi, www.theguardian.com. June 11, 2010.