Lydia

“I hadn't been out to the hives before, so to start off she gave me a lesson in what she called 'bee yard etiquette'. She reminded me that the world was really one bee yard, and the same rules work fine in both places. Don't be afraid, as no life-loving bee wants to sting you. Still, don't be an idiot; wear long sleeves and pants. Don't swat. Don't even think about swatting. If you feel angry, whistle. Anger agitates while whistling melts a bee's temper. Act like you know what you're doing, even if you don't. Above all, send the bees love. Every little thing wants to be loved.”
― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

“You are my everlasting home. Don't you ever be afraid. I am enough. We are enough.”
― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

“You have to find a mother inside yourself. We all do. Even if we already have a mother, we still have to find this part of ourselves inside”
― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees

“I wondered what it was like to be inside her, just a curl of flesh swimming in the darkness, the quiet things that had passed between us.”
― Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees