Charleston Quote by James Caskey

“Many people, after spending a long weekend being stealthily seduced by this grand dame of the South, mistakenly think that they have gotten to…

— James Caskey

I love so many things about Charleston.

— Edi Patterson

“Charleston is not the center of the universe, but it should be. That is the persistent perception of many locals.”

— Mark Jones

Charleston has something for everyone, rain or shine. Its architecture is unparalleled. Carriage rides are great for seeing the city and hearing the history…

— Thomas Gibson

“It was my father who called the city the Mansion on the River. He was talking about Charleston, South Carolina, and he was a…

— Pat Conroy

“I was not sorry for loving Charleston or for leaving it. Geography had made me who I was.”

— Sue Monk Kidd

Charleston has a landscape that encourages intimacy and partisanship. I have heard it said that an inoculation to the sights and smells of the…

— Pat Conroy

In Charleston, more than elsewhere, you get the feeling that the twentieth century is a vast, unconscionable mistake.

— Pat Conroy

Charleston is one of the best built, handsomest, and most agreeable cities that I have ever seen.

— Marquis de Lafayette

Visit Cape Town and history is never far from your grasp. It lingers in the air, a scent on the breezy, an explanation of…

— Tahir Shah

The rich and complex history of South Carolina is the history of the African diaspora, and in many ways, I felt acutely the sense…

— Kwame Dawes

Living in Montgomery, I've been antagonized by the emergence of a narrative about our history that I believe is quite false and misleading, and…

— Bryan Stevenson