...in other words, all I want to be is the Jane Austen of south Alabama Interview - March 1964

It’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.

That boy is your company. And if he wants to eat up that tablecloth, you let him, you hear?

I didn't know how you were going to do it, but from now on I'll never worry about what'll become of you, son, you'll always have an idea.

Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand.

...in other words, all I want to be is the Jane Austen of south Alabama Interview - March 1964

Dill if you don't hush I'll knock you bowlegged.