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title: "5 Southerners Like Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [To Southerners like my mother, 'Gone With the Wind' was not just a book; it was an answer, a clenched fist raised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/to-southerners-like-my-mother-gone-with-the-wind-was-not-just-a-book/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/pat-conroy-768_answer_to-southerners-like-my-mother-gone-with_459641.jpg)

> [Southerners are also like ethnic groups in that they have a sense of group identity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shelton-reed/southerners-are-also-like-ethnic-groups-in-that-they-have-a-sense-of/)

[John Shelton Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shelton-reed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/john-shelton-reed-21912_also_southerners-are-also-like-ethnic-groups_601792.jpg)

> [“With thousands of years of history frozen in time, it's no wonder that many southerners like me romanticize the north as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-m-mullen/with-thousands-of-years-of-history-frozen-in-time-it-s-no-wonder-that/)

[Shannon M Mullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-m-mullen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/shannon-m-mullen-16615_acceptance_with-thousands-of-years-of-history-froze_1305537.jpg)

> [I guess I'm just courtly until people get in my way. You'll find most Southerners are like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/i-guess-i-m-just-courtly-until-people-get-in-my-way-you-ll-find-most/)

[Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14d/hunter-s-thompson-278_my-way_i-guess-i-m-just-courtly-until-people-ge_1770404.jpg)

> [“Well, Southerners like to eat well. You see, it's an event when it's done right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-shaw/well-southerners-like-to-eat-well-you-see-it-s-an-event-when-it-s/)

[Stan Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-shaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/stan-shaw-279321_food_well-southerners-like-to-eat-well-you-se_2354631.jpg)

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