--- title: "4 Wayne Flynt Quotes - Famous Historian" description: "American historian... | James Wayne Flynt is University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University. He has won numerous teachi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fd/wayne-flynt-65979_average_on-average-once-a-month-for-the-last-10_386486.jpg" --- # Wayne Flynt (1940) Historian **4** quotes in **57** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Wayne Flynt is a historian. ## Quick Facts About Wayne Flynt Born October 4, 1940 Profession Historian ## About Wayne Flynt American historian... \| James Wayne Flynt is University Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at Auburn University. He has won numerous teaching awards and been a Distinguished University Professor for many years. His research focuses on Southern culture, Alabama politics, Southern religion, education reform, and ## Quotes by Wayne Flynt > [ On average, once a month for the last 10 years since her \[Harper Lee\] stroke, we have sat and talked and told… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-flynt/on-average-once-a-month-for-the-last-10-years-since-her-harper-lee/) Wayne Flynt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fd/wayne-flynt-65979_average_on-average-once-a-month-for-the-last-10_386486.jpg) > [As a matter of fact, I constantly tell audiences all over the world that the single greatest icon of American culture from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-flynt/as-a-matter-of-fact-i-constantly-tell-audiences-all-over-the-world/) Wayne Flynt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b5/wayne-flynt-65979_all-kinds_as-a-matter-of-fact-i-constantly-tell-au_421927.jpg) > [Harper Lee was legendarily private. I've never known such a private woman in my life. It's no surprise that she left Monroeville,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-flynt/harper-lee-was-legendarily-private-i-ve-never-known-such-a-private/) Wayne Flynt [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9a/wayne-flynt-65979_america_harper-lee-was-legendarily-private-i-ve_661332.jpg) > [ I would say what was always on her\[Harper Lee\] mind was the stories she had to tell, and the story was pretty… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-flynt/i-would-say-what-was-always-on-her-harper-lee-mind-was-the-stories/) Wayne Flynt [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/wayne-flynt-65979_bits_i-would-say-what-was-always-on-her-harpe_1575781.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-flynt/#itemlist", "name": "Wayne Flynt Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "On average, once a month for the last 10 years since her [Harper Lee] stroke, we have sat and talked and told stories and exchanged insults... 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