Books Quote by Holly Hunter

I doubt if the texture of Southern life is any more grotesque than that of the rest of the nation, but it does seem…

— Flannery O'Connor

When we look at a good deal of serious modern fiction, and particularly Southern fiction, we find this quality about it that is generally…

— Flannery O'Connor

I like fiction set in the South, and I'm a fan of literary westerns.

— George Pelecanos

The movies I've made about the South, they were my experience and it's something that I know.

— Billy Bob Thornton

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

Anything that comes out of the South is going to be called grotesque by the northern reader, unless it is grotesque, in which case…

— Flannery O'Connor

I think often people don't realize the great diversity of Southern writing because in their minds, if you're not from the South, it can…

— Natasha Trethewey

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

— Frances Mayes

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 two qualities that make fiction. One is the sense of mystery and the other is the sense of manners. You get the…

— Flannery O'Connor

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

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