Area Quote by Amy Ray

I've been vacationing in western North Carolina and northern Georgia since I was a kid. I arrive, marvel at the mountains, and put on…

— Pamela Druckerman

The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood. I spent a lot of time outdoors, unsupervised, which is a blessing.

— Barbara Kingsolver

I've come to realize how much it really was a part of my upbringing, the Georgia part. We were away from town. It was…

— Alice Smith

Georgia is a place I feel comfortable, where I feel like I want to raise my family and live the rest of my life.

— Nick Chubb

Driving through much of the southern part of the U.S. reminds me of where I grew up in Canada. The trees, homes, sense of…

— Laurie Holden

I grew up in a village just outside Le Mans, so nature and fresh air are among the things I love the most.

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Growing up in a rural setting in Minnesota, I was raised with the outdoors and a sense of adventure.

— Ann Bancroft

I live in a landscape, which every single day of my life is enriching.

— Daniel Day-Lewis

I just moved to Atlanta so the change of scenery and environment put me in a different mood and a different vibe, both good.

— Lil Durk

Our rural communities are the heart of our state and too often lack equitable access to housing, transit, and economic opportunity, so I'm deeply…

— Raphael Warnock

Living in a rural setting exposes you to so many marvelous things - the natural world and the particular texture of small-town life, and…

— Susan Orlean

I'm a pretty wild guy and I live pretty close to nature - I've often lived in caves or on the edge of cliffs…

— Dean Potter