some things don't matter much. Like the color of a house. How big is that in the overall scheme of life? But lifting a person's heart--now, that matters. The whole problem with people is...they know what matters, but they don't choose it...The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.

The Dance of the Dissident Daughter (Harper SanFrancisco 1996) introduced themes from feminist theology. Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States best known for her novel The Secret Life of Bees. She got her start in writing when a personal essay Sue Monk Kidd wrote for a writing class was publiSue Monk Kiddd in Guideposts and reprinted in Reader's Digest.

Sue Monk Kidd (born August 12 1948) is a writer from the Southern United States best known for her novel The Secret Life of Bees.