The food in the South is as important as food anywhere because it defines a person's culture.

In order to be Miss Anybody you had to have excellent grades, and I had terrible grades because of my dyslexia.

Hazel always used to say There's not enough darkness in the entire universe to snuff out the light of just one little candle.

The line between the public life and the private life has been erased, due to the rapid decline of manners and courtesy. There is a certain crudeness and crassness that has suddenly become accepted behavior, even desirable.

Marriage. Isn't it great? Each time you fall back in love with your [spouse] it gets better and better.

I believe poor people are good people, except the ones that are mean . . .

Face it girls. I'm older and I have more insurance.