Christina Baker Kline
Born: 01-01-1964
Christina Baker Kline is a best-selling author known for her captivating historical fiction. Her most acclaimed work, "Orphan Train," explores themes of resilience and identity. Born in England and raised in the American South, Kline's rich background informs her storytelling. She holds degrees from Yale, Cambridge, and the University of Virginia. Kline's novels often delve into untold stories, combining meticulous research with emotional depth.
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Quotes
There is nothing worse than living a life without hope.
The truth is that we don't know what will happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.
It's the things you don't choose that make you who you are.
We can only learn to love by loving.
It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours.
Every great artist has his or her critics.
We are all of us a great deal luckier than we realize, we usually get what we want - or near enough.
Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate to say that for destruction ice is also great and would suffice.
It's not enough to believe in something; you have to have the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them, to struggle.
People are always struggling to find something new, something different. But I think that in the end, we're all just looking for a place to belong.
The best moments in reading are when you come across something – a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things – which you had thought special and particular to you. Now here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out and taken yours.
Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.