Kathryn Stockett Quotes

A collection of quotes by Kathryn Stockett.

Kathryn Stockett is an American author, best known for her debut novel "The Help," published in 2009. Born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1969, Stockett draws from her own experiences growing up in the Deep South during the civil rights movement. "The Help" became a huge success, receiving critical acclaim and selling millions of copies worldwide. The book was later adapted into a successful film. Stockett's work explores themes of race, discrimination, and female empowerment, making her a prominent voice in contemporary literature.

it always sound scarier when a hollerer talk soft.

it always sound scarier when a hollerer talk soft.

Kathryn Stockett


As I wrote, I found that Aibileen had some things to say tha

As I wrote, I found that Aibileen had some things to say that really weren't in her character. She was older, soft-spoken, and she started showing some attitude.

Kathryn Stockett


That's what I love about Aibileen, she can take the most com

That's what I love about Aibileen, she can take the most complicated things in life and wrap them up so small and simple, they'll fit right in your pocket.

Kathryn Stockett

Life Problems Love Friendship Friend

Shame ain't black, like dirt, like I always thought it was.

Shame ain't black, like dirt, like I always thought it was. Shame be the color of a new white uniform your mother ironed all night to pay for, white without a smudge or a speck a work-dirt on it.

Kathryn Stockett

Work Inspirational Shame

Truth.It feels cool, like water washing over my sticky-hot b

Truth.It feels cool, like water washing over my sticky-hot body. Cooling a heat that's been burning me up all my life.Truth, I say inside my head again, just for that feeling.

Kathryn Stockett

Truth

On the one hand I wonder, Was this really my story to tell?

On the one hand I wonder, Was this really my story to tell? On the other hand, I just wanted the story to be told. But the truth is that I didn't think anybody was going to read it.

Kathryn Stockett

Truth Wonder Wonders

You is kind. You is smart. You is important.

You is kind. You is smart. You is important.

Kathryn Stockett

Inspirational

Wasn't that the point of the book? For women to realize, We

Wasn't that the point of the book? For women to realize, We are just two people. Not that much separates us. Not nearly as much as I'd thought.

Kathryn Stockett

Equality Women Inspirational Race

When Demetrie got sick, we knew it was our responsibility to

When Demetrie got sick, we knew it was our responsibility to take care of her and pay her medical bills. And we embraced that. But the tricky part is, like so many families in the South, we also expected her to use a separate bathroom, to use separate utensils.

Kathryn Stockett

Medical

It can be really powerful to write something when you're sad

It can be really powerful to write something when you're sad.

Kathryn Stockett

Sad