For me, Savannah's resistance to change was its saving grace. The city looked inward, sealed off from the noises and distractions of the world at large. It grew inward, too, and in such a way that its people flourished like… — John Berendt Copy Share Image
If you go to Atlanta, the first question people ask you is, "What's your business?" In Macon they ask, "Where do you go to… — John Berendt Copy Share Image
“Never spend any of your hard-earned money on clothes and accessories. You need to get yourself a mayyin to buy all that for you.” — John Berendt Copy Share Image
“We have a saying: If you go to Atlanta, the first question people ask you is, ‘What’s your business?’ In Macon they ask, ‘Where… — John Berendt Copy Share Image
“If there were not a bridge from Venice to Europe, Europe would be an island” — John Berendt Copy Share Image
“This town is like Gone with the Wind on mescaline!" From Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.” — John Berendt Copy Share Image
“Black magic never stops. What goes from you comes to you. Once you start this shit, you gotta keep it up. Just like the… — John Berendt Copy Share Image
Someone once wrote that musicians are touched on the shoulder by God, and I think it's true. You can make other people happy with… — John Berendt Copy Share Image
The megaselling books by celebrities are not so much books as products. — John Berendt Copy Share Image
“What do you read? I read what friends tell me is good. This explains the book's success, partially. It got very good reviews. Good… — John Berendt Copy Share Image