From 1840 to 1940, the circus was the biggest form of entertainment in the country. People were starting to have money, starting to have half a Saturday off. In an era before people went on vacations much, the big deal… — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
My favorite novel ever is Abraham Verghese's 'Cutting for Stone.' It takes you so many places. I stayed up to 4 in the morning… — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
You just keep shining a light and hoping people will start to pay attention. — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
So many white people don't want to talk about race; it's uncomfortable. Many reason that slavery happened more than a century ago, and people… — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
My dad was a house painter. He was often unemployed by the time I came along. — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
Photographers do more assignments than reporters do, so they know their communities better. — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
I'm a unicorn in the world of journalism; I've stayed in the same mid-sized city, and that staying has allowed me to write two… — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
If you have a choice between buying something in Vietnam or China or buying something made in Virginia, why not buy it from people… — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
“Words linger and words matter, I learned, and it’s not possible to predict the fallout they can have on a subject’s life.” — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
My parents were really poor. We never bought books because you could go to the library. It would be stupid to buy one. — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
What I always do is go with the stories that put up the hair on the back of my neck or make me cry… — Beth Macy Copy Share Image
