Disrespecting Quote by Ethel Cain

The South is full of memories and ghosts of the past. For me, it is the most inspiring place to write, from William Faulkner's…

— Alexandra Adornetto

A thing when I was writing the movie 'The hateful eight' was, I hate The Confederate cause. I've always felt that they are our…

— Quentin Tarantino

“I'll be certain to feel superior as they hurl insults and rocks in my direction." "I thought southern people were supposed to be warm…

— Andrea Laurence

I grew up in the South, and I think there are lots of people who have distorted views of the South.

— Danny K. Davis

There are a number of things that set Southern artists apart from anyone else. Their obsession with place and their obsession with family.

— Sally Mann

I had a deep prejudice against the South. It's taken me many years to get over that, be more open and thoughtful.

— John Edgar Wideman

I love everything about the South; I even love hate.

— Brother Dave Gardner

I’ll always marvel at the liveliness of southern speech-so full of metaphor and hyperbole, quirks and vividness.

— Frances Mayes

[The South] is ****ed for its virtues and praised for its faults, and there are those who wish its annihilation. But most revealing of…

— Richard M. Weaver

While I've said that there are plenty of things I dislike about the South, I can be clear that there are things I love…

— Jesmyn Ward

Southern writing is regional: it includes dialect, settings, and cultural traditions from that region. However the themes and story conflicts are universal. My challenge…

— Mary Alice Monroe

I don't want to cancel the South out in my life. I carry my Southernness with me. God knows, it's a great place to…

— Holly Hunter