Life Quote by Molly Ivins

How come trying to explode myths about Texas always winds up reinforcing them?

— Molly Ivins

Texas is so wrapped up in myth and legend, it's hard to know what the state and its people are really about. Real Texans,…

— Joe R. Lansdale

the more a body tries to explode all the foolish myths that have grown up about Texas by telling the truth, the more a…

— Molly Ivins

Sometimes I think Texas exists as a reality check for those who might wander too far toward the precious.

— Molly Ivins

“I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating…

— John Steinbeck

“I thought about what my mom always said about this part of Texas, “Oh Godforsaken land. I don’t know why anybody would want to…

— Scott McClanahan

But I'm a citizen of Texas and try to spend most of my time there.

— Thomas Haden Church

There are places in this world where fable, myth, preconception, love, longing or prejudice step in and so distort a cool, clear appraisal that…

— John Steinbeck

Anybody that knows me knows that I'm a huge fan of Texas. I live and breathe Texas.

— Glen Powell

That's right, you're not from Texas. But Texas wants you anyways.

— Lyle Lovett

The thing about Texas is that it's a little larger than life.

— Lauren Shuler Donner

Texas is the crossroads of the world. Everything here is big.

— Bobby Lee