Book Quote by Rebecca Solnit

A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity, which inspired me to inhabit the same territory. It's different,…

— Stone Gossard

Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, the color of my skin and my rather peculiar background as an Ethiopian immigrant delineated the border…

— Dinaw Mengestu

I did all of California from north to south. I did Florida from north to south. I went to the Midwest. I spent time…

— Daniel Boulud

I was living in Monterey, a place where the classic photographers - the Westons, Wynn Bullock and Ansel Adams - came for a privileged…

— Lewis Baltz

I grew up about 30 minutes north of Boston in a town that was a virtual melting pot - I was exposed to all…

— Alex Newell

Growing up in a rural setting in Minnesota, I was raised with the outdoors and a sense of adventure.

— Ann Bancroft

I started writing about New Mexico in an autobiography class I was taking for school, and realized that it was very inspiring place for…

— Liza Campbell

I grew up in the South with my father; blues and country, that's always been my core. But I had it in me not…

— Lisa Marie Presley

The physical domain of the country had its counterpart in me. The trails I made led outward into the hills and swamps, but they…

— John Haines

I grew up surrounded by all types of cultures - French, Indian, Arabic - a melting pot of cultures, sounds, foods, people, and religions.…

— DJ Snake

I grew up in the age of discount air fare, and for me, the act of joining a culture was a great way about…

— Bruce Feiler

It took me a long time to adapt to the West Coast. I lived eight years in New York before California and might have…

— Rachel Morrison