Life Quote by Sissy Spacek

I come out of a strong oral tradition in the South.

— Horton Foote

“In my South, the most treasured things passed down from generation to generation are the family recipes.”

— Robert St. John

I'd spent summers growing up in Mississippi, so I had an idea of what the South is like.

— Patty Jenkins

A lot of Southern flavor comes out of me. That's just the way I am.

— Joe Don Baker

Driving through much of the southern part of the U.S. reminds me of where I grew up in Canada. The trees, homes, sense of…

— Laurie Holden

Memories of my Southern upbringing in Richmond, Virginia, always include the smell of good southern food: fried chicken, cheese grits, Smithfield ham, and buttermilk…

— Tinsley Mortimer

“You learn to forgive (the South) for its narrow mind and growing pains because it has a huge heart. You forgive the stifling summers…

— Amanda Kyle Williams

“The travels to discovery my heritage revealed to me that the South might not be a place so much as it is a series…

— Michael W. Twitty

“The American South is an authentic American Culture. Maybe the last. The north is just a Casserole Culture – a tasteless vat of leftovers,…

— Tim Heaton

You know I'm from North Carolina, so I grew up eating grits, honey.

— Tabitha Brown

It makes me sick when you come out here and run your little mouth. Were in the Great White North but you can bit…

— John Cena

I think there is such a richness to the South and a lushness and a way of life.

— Jacqueline Woodson