In Mississippi The Important Thing Is Hooch,

Southerners Are So Devoted To Genealogy That We See A Family Tree Under Every Bush.

Real Feminism Is Spinsterhood.

When You Go Apartment-hunting In The South, You Encounter Little Old Ladies Who Ask You If You Use Strong Drink. In New York You Encounter Paranoids Who Wonder If You Will Commit Suicide--not That They Care; What They Worry About Is Blood On Their Fresh Paint, A Dubious Smell In The Hallway, Or A Hole In The Awning As You Pass Through On Your Way To The Sidewalk. The Southerner Who Moves To Any Part Of The Country Has Problems, But The Culture Shock That Attacks The Southerner Who Moves North Is Almost Indescribable.

Oppressed People Are Treacherous For The Simple Reason That Treachery Is Both A Means Of Survival And A Way To Curry Favor With One's Oppressor.

In Social Matters, Pointless Conventions Are Not Merely The Bee Sting Of Etiquette, But The Snake Bite Of Moral Order.