South Quotes

“The South is a land of ghosts.”

“What a place the South is, not a place at all, but a mood.”

“We of the South will not, however, surrender our institutions and our customs which we believe to be in the interest of both races.”

“To be a white Southerner these days is to be a ghost, a phantom, a figment of others' imaginations.”

“In the South, perhaps more than any other region, we go back to our home in dreams and memories, hoping it remains what it was on a lazy, childhood afternoon.”

“I've never been a true Southern belle. I'm a Southerner, but I'm not a belle.”

“Being a Southerner, I'm interested in sex, violence, and religion.”

“A Southerner's memory is long.”

“I think the thing about the South is that it’s a very story-telling culture.”

“Southern women see no point in the hard way. Life is hard enough. So we add a little sugar to the sour.”

“The expressive word 'quiet' is not an adjective in the South, it's a verb.”

“Segregation in the South is not a problem. It is a condition. It is a way of life.”