Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees Quotes: My mother was a good Catholic -- she went to mass twice a week at St. Mary's in Richmond, but my father was an Orthodox Eclectic.
         

My mother was a good Catholic -- she went to mass twice a week at St. Mary's in Richmond, but my father was an Orthodox Eclectic.


Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees
Check all other quotes by Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





My mother was a good Catholic -- she went to mass twice a week at St. Mary's in Richmond, but my father was an Orthodox Eclectic.
         



Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/My-mother-was-a-good-Catholic-she-30294>.




Check out


Other quotes of Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees


If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you.

If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you.



Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.

Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.



I'm tired of carrying around the weight of the world. I'm just going to lay it down now. It's my time to die, and it's your time to live. Don't mess it up.

I'm tired of carrying around the weight of the world. I'm just going to lay it down now. It's my time to die, and it's your time to live. Don't mess it up.



Nothing is fair in this world. You might as well get that straight right now

Nothing is fair in this world. You might as well get that straight right now



Every living creature on the earth is special. You want to be the one that puts an end to one of them?

Every living creature on the earth is special. You want to be the one that puts an end to one of them?



We are so limited, you have to use the same word for loving Rosaleen as you do for loving Coke with peanuts. Isn't that a shame we don't have many more ways to say it?

We are so limited, you have to use the same word for loving Rosaleen as you do for loving Coke with peanuts. Isn't that a shame we don't have many more ways to say it?



There is nothing perfect...only life.

There is nothing perfect...only life.



I realized it for the first time in my life: there is nothing but mystery in the world, how it hides behind the fabric of our poor, browbeat days, shining brightly, and we don't even know it.

I realized it for the first time in my life: there is nothing but mystery in the world, how it hides behind the fabric of our poor, browbeat days, shining brightly, and we don't even know it.



And when you get down to it, Lily, that is the only purpose grand enough for a human life. Not just to love but to persist in love.

And when you get down to it, Lily, that is the only purpose grand enough for a human life. Not just to love but to persist in love.



Actually, you can be bad at something...but if you love doing it, that will be enough. - August Boatwright

Actually, you can be bad at something...but if you love doing it, that will be enough. - August Boatwright





Other quotes you may like


Hang in. We’ll make it. We all have each other.

Hang in. We’ll make it. We all have each other.



News is what people want to keep hidden and everything else is publicity.

News is what people want to keep hidden and everything else is publicity.



When I'm casting a picture, I think who I'd like to see in it if I was sitting in a theater. Who would surprise me?

When I'm casting a picture, I think who I'd like to see in it if I was sitting in a theater. Who would surprise me?



It is the business of the very few to be independent; it is a privilege of the strong.

It is the business of the very few to be independent; it is a privilege of the strong.



Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.

Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.



Only those leaders who act boldly in times of crisis and change are willingly followed.

Only those leaders who act boldly in times of crisis and change are willingly followed.



God would be a very selfish god if he gave all the soul to one race. ... When one sings from the heart and it reaches another heart, that's soul.

God would be a very selfish god if he gave all the soul to one race. ... When one sings from the heart and it reaches another heart, that's soul.



Dare to dream, live with passion. Make your life an epic extraordinary adventure!

Dare to dream, live with passion. Make your life an epic extraordinary adventure!



I'm thankful there are children watching at home who can finally relate to a new Miss America.

I'm thankful there are children watching at home who can finally relate to a new Miss America.



Brooks too wide for our leaping, hedges far to high. Loads too heavy for our moving, burdens too cumbersome for us to bear. Distances far beyond our journeying. The horse gave us mastery.

Brooks too wide for our leaping, hedges far to high. Loads too heavy for our moving, burdens too cumbersome for us to bear. Distances far beyond our journeying. The horse gave us mastery.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "My mother was a good Catholic -- she went to mass twice a week at St. Mary's in Richmond, but my father was an Orthodox Eclectic.". Author of this quote is Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees. .