Strangely enough, the first character in Fried Green Tomatoes was the cafe, and the town. I think a place can be as much a character in a novel as the people.
Fannie FlaggOne gal drank a can of floor wax and topped it off with a cup of Clorox, trying to separate herself from the same world he was in.
Fannie FlaggIt’s funny, most people can be around someone and then gradually begin to love them and never know exactly when it happened
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